Danielle J. Buhuro

Baptized in Tear Gas

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“I celebrate Rev. Elle Dowd's Baptized in Tear Gas for its daring audacity to confront the insidious white moderatism among folk who've been the ultimate provocateurs of oppression since 1619. Submerge yourself in the divine waters of these pages, repentant and reignited to enter(as Jesus did after his baptism) the wilderness of authentic, anti-capitalistic justice activism.”

Our Bodies Are Alive

Women

“In 1964, Civil Rights icon Malcolm X poignantly observed, ‘the most disrespected person in America is the Black woman.’ Almost one hundred years later, this statement is still true now more than ever. Dr. Bridget Piggue courageously shines a light on the current sociopolitical plight of Black women and provides a useful, much-needed caring practice that spiritual care providers desperately yearn for especially today. While the Black woman’s body has been weaponized and used as a battleground since the inception of African enslavement in 1619, Dr. Piggue’s project restores the Black woman’s body as healing balm in a sick world. The pages of this work will prick your consciousness and heart and inspire you to collective action on behalf of the most disrespected in America.”

The Trauma of Sexual and Domestic Violence

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Addressing domestic violence through new lens is needed now more than ever before. This jewel Sharon Ellis Davis has penned not only is a gift to the field of pastoral care in our current times but, because of its reflective narratives, also serves victims of domestic violence with compassion and sensitivity. I highly recommend this personal, pastoral, and professional work for its vulnerability, transparency, and timeliness to an issue that continues to hide in the margins of the fabric of our society.”