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This collection of essays considers the role of spirituality and religion in the lives of American women from various ethnic backgrounds, showing how faith empowers those in populations often marginalized in the United States.
Religion and spirituality are sources of strength and resilience for many women, particularly ethnically diverse women. This thought-provoking text examines this psychological trend, exploring the specific ways in which women from diverse backgrounds have benefited from their faith traditions, the various spiritual pathways they have chosen, and the impact of those choices on their lives.
Essays in this informative compilation show how women from African American, Latina, American Indian, Asian American, and Caucasian backgrounds recover from difficulties and traumas with the help of their faith. Contributors consider why women are more likely to endorse religious engagement than men; why ethnically marginalized women tap into spirituality for comfort more than any other population; and why many believers embrace religion as a coping mechanism throughout their lives—from adolescence to older adulthood. The work suggests ways for counselors, leaders, and religious figures to utilize this knowledge to bolster the well-being of those they serve.
Contents
Introduction: Religion and Spirituality: Foundations of Resilience in Diverse Women's Lives
Thema Bryant-Davis, Anthea Gray, and Cecile Bhang
PART I: NATIVE AMERICAN/AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN
1. Building Resilience through Indigenous Traditions: American Indian Women Gain Strength through Traditional Spiritual Practices
Dolores Subia BigFoot and Iva GreyWolf
2. Indigenous Women and Wisdom: An Eternal Chain of Being
Wendy M. K. Peters and Jacqueline S. Gray
3. Native Women: Voices from the Circle of Life
Pamela Jumper Thurman and Barbara A. Plested
PART II: WOMEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT
4. Toward a Positive Womanist Psychospirituality: Strengths, Gifts, and the Optimal Well-Being of Women of African Descent
Shelly Harrell, Ashley E. Coleman, and Tyonna P. Adams
5. African American Women Coping with Trauma: The Impact of Spirituality and Religiosity
Gimel Rogers
6. Christian Religious Coping with HIV, Cancer, and Diabetes: African American Women and the Church's Response
Monica U. Ellis
7. Religious Behaviors and Beliefs among Haitian Women in the United States
Guerda Nicolas, Lauren Smith, and Anna Wheatley
PART III: WOMEN OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER DESCENT
8. Negotiating Multiple Cultures and Identities: Asian American Women and Christianity
Grace Kim
9. Buddhism and Taoism in the Lives of Asian American Women
Diane S. Hayashino and Yuying Tsong
10. Transformation through our Circle of Fire
Yvonne N. Awana, Susana Ming Lowe, and Ann S. Yabusaki
11. The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Sikh Women's Lives
Kiran S. K. Arora and Muninder K. Ahluwalia
PART IV: LATINAS
12. Santa María, Madre de Dios: Latinas, Religion, and Spiritualism
Enedina García-Vázquez and Merranda Romero Marín
13. La Diosa: Syncretistic Folk Spirituality among Latinas
Lillian Comas-Diaz
PART V: WHITE WOMEN
14. Unitarian Universalism and Feminist Psychology: An Intellectual, Spiritual, Personal, Professional Journey
Margaret E. Madden
15. Women, Spirituality, and Resilience: Women Saints (1098-1540) and Contemporary Women
Lela A. Joscelyn
16. Religion and Spirituality: Key Factors in Resilience in Coptic Orthodox Women
Christine E. Agaibi
17. Feminism as a Source of Spiritual Strength
Joan C. Chrisler and Maureen C. McHugh
Conclusion: The Path Forward: The Future Study of Spirituality, Religion, and Resilience among Ethnically Diverse Women
Thema Bryant-Davis and Adriana Alejandre
Index
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