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Soul Care in African American Practice

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

  1. Identify how prayer, meditation, and contemplation strengthen us internally and communally.
  2. Demonstrate how the disciplines of soul care position us to advance social justice.
  3. Practice meditation and contemplation on your own or in a spiritual group.

Continue to Lesson 5: Detachment and Attachment in the African American Practice to delve more into prayer and the experiences of Dr. Renita Weems, who learned how to detach from the distractions of the outside world to attach to God.