The Prayer Of A Broken Heart: An Orthodox Christian Reflection On African American Spirituality

What do African American spirituality and Orthodox Christianity have in common? More than you might think. Drawing on both his own background as a biracial convert to Orthodoxy and historical resources that span St. Athanasius to Frederick Douglass, Fr. Paul Abernathy details the many intersections between these two traditions, including a redemptive understanding of the Cross and a faith shaped by suffering and persecution. In so doing, he points to a new path whereby Orthodox Christianity can uniquely answer the spiritual needs of African Americans.

• | Author: Paul Abernathy
• | Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
• | Publication Date: Feb 18, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 216 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1955890064
• | ISBN-13: 9781955890069