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Soul Care in African American Practice

  1. Lesson One
    Introduction
    5 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Prayer and Lectio Divina in African American Practice
    9 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Spiritual Direction and Soul Care in African American Practice
    9 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Soul Care in the Civil Rights Movement
    9 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Detachment and Attachment in the African American Practice
    9 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    Prayer in the African American Practice
    8 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  7. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    4 Activities

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Soul Care in African American Practice Introduction Overview and Objectives
Lesson 1, Activity 2

Overview and Objectives

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Lesson Overview

In the introduction, Dr. Peacock discusses the hardships slaves had to endure, causing them to rely heavily on prayer, spiritual direction and soul care. The slaves depended on prayer and hope to help them cope with the horrific tragedies of slavery. The need experienced by the slaves for prayer, spiritual direction and soul care, is the same need historical African American leaders had, and is the same need the African American community still has today

Lesson Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to:

  1. Describe the importance of prayer, spiritual direction, and soul care from an African American perspective.
  2. Explain how slavery affected the way spirituality looks for African Americans.
  3. Describe the historical impact of African American spiritual traditions.