Exploring the Psychosocial and Psycho-Spiritual Dynamics of Singleness Among African American Christian Women in Midlife - Paperback

by Christina Hicks (Author)

Exploring the Psychosocial and Psycho-spiritual Dynamics of Singleness Among African American Christian Women in Midlife examines the complexities and realities of singleness in individual, familial, and communal contexts. These realities that are emotional, psychological, spiritual, sexual, and social are narrated by three African American women who have reached a critical midlife juncture and they give first-hand accounts of what it means to be Black, single, and Christian in the 21st century. This book provides a much-needed discourse on single African American women and the challenging social, mythical, sexual, and religious perceptions that are endemic to this specific population of women. Moreover, Exploring the Psychosocial and Psycho-spiritual Dynamics of Singleness Among African American Christian Women in Midlife gives insight and voice to the many pastoral concerns of single African American Christian women in the Black church and is purposeful in helping them navigate to a place of health and wholeness.

Author Biography

Christina Hicks received her ThD in Pastoral Counseling from Emory University, Candler School of Theology and her MDiv from Columbia Theological Seminary. She is an ordained minister in the Christian Church Disciples of Christ and has extensive clinical training from the Care and Counseling Center of Georgia. Christina has served as a women's ministry leader and assistant pastor for over ten years. She has taught courses in the areas of counseling, psychology, pastoral care, and biblical studies as an adjunct professor at Beulah Heights University.