Soul Talk: The New Spirituality of African American Women

"In this intelligent work of the heart and spirit, Hull reveals the exquisite and reflective interiors of African-American women." (Publishers Weekly, starred review )"Soul Talk is a worthy tribute to Toni Cade Bambara and to the lives and work of African American women writers." (Toni Morrison, author of Beloved and Paradise )"Hull has given us new revelations. I have seen many of my sisters embracing a new light in their lives--African American women giving birth to brightness and walking along the river of grace and redemption. This book talks to me. Soul to soul." (E. Ethelbert Miller, author of Fathering Words: The Making of an African American Writer )"Akasha Hull's Soul Talk offers us a cartography of New Age Spirituality from the perspective of African American women. Embracing Spirit as a world view infused with political aspirations and creative impulses, she visions a new trinity of renewal and redemption, grounded in suffering, survival, and resistance." (Bettina Aptheker, Chair of Women's Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz )"A beautiful testament and tribute to the power of black women. Here, the one-dimensional New Age paradigm shifts to a "True Age" model for integrating spirituality, politics, and creativity. This book will help men understand why women are, and must be, in the forefront of a spiritual culture that could save us all. Ache O." (Luisah Teish, author of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals )"This is a powerful and immensely uplifting work for women of all ethnic backgrounds. The new spiritual consciousness, as revealed by the women who practice it, serves as a light by which we can envision a better world for all beings." (MTB, Napra ReView, January February 2002 )