Spiritual Care in an Age of #BlackLivesMatter: Examining the Spiritual and Prophetic Needs of African Americans in a Violent America

Wednesday November 9 2016 is the day that changed America. A Republican business mogul and reality television host who once proclaimed that if women didnt accept the intimate advancements of men then men were could simply grab these women by a particularly sensitive extremity below their stomachs snatched the electoral collegiate vote and since then has worked tirelessly on reversing President Barack Obamas progressive policies and pushing immigration legislation backwards. This vital resource guide incorporates the basic understandings of spiritual care with the current social emotional existential and spiritual needs of African Americans simply surviving in Trumps violent America. Its one-of-a-kind offering specific spiritual care strategies and interventions for African Americans dealing with particular physical social and emotional health challenges in the midst of rising statistics of racism sexism classism and homophobia leading to violence in the United States. Intended for anyone in academia or the helping professions this comprehensive work benefits those seeking to provide spiritual care to African American hospital patients counseling clients church congregants and parishioners military veterans or returning service members. The contributors to this anthology are experts in their respective fields who offer a new refreshing and energizing perspective on important issues impacting African Americans.