African American Women Tapping Power and Spiritual Wellness (Paperback)

Mitchem explores African American women's religious practices and spirituality from the perspective of healing. She asserts that the embedded practices and functions of health can indicate black women's value and meaning, and such understanding becomes a rich ground for womanist theologians. Mitchem uses and affirms this vision statement throughout her resource, and insists this wholistic approach is impossible without both individual and group empowerment. She offers a bird's eye view into the historical issues related to African American women's health and its relationship to spirituality, and connects it to the wider American structure. She further strengthens her work by including the voices of the women she has interviewed.