African American Pastoral Care

African American Pastoral Care and Counseling the Politics of Oppression and Empowerment Edward P. Wimberly; foreword by Robert M. FranklinThe Pilgrim Press, 2006ISBN 9780829816815 Softcover, 162 pp.5.9 X 8.9 X 0.5 inches | 0.5 pounds "Ed Wimberly's important book links politics and pastoral care, two practices I haven't seen connected very often. Wimberly's book comes at a critical time in the life of theological education and religious practice in America. There is a raging debate afoot within black church culture about the appropriate balance of personal and political construal of the Christian message. This book could advance a much needed approach to a complicated conversation about the kind of pastoral care best suited for people who have known racism, sexism, poverty, and religious abuse. Wimberly's dedication, warmth, intelligence, and charisma will transform this book into a tool for opening closed minds and closing open arguments that do not liberate."--Robert M. Franklin, P