Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries Jr.

Oneness Embraced

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Tony Evans is biblically based, historically accurate, intellectually integral, and personally inspiring. It is an analysis of our past problems and a prescription for our future endeavors concerning race. If the American church embraces this book, race relations will be transformed in the twenty-first century.”

Parable of the Brown Girl

Children & Youth

“Through the ages, cultural, literary, and religious icons have woven their wisdom into the tapestry of conventional thought using the platform of the parable. These Brown Girl parables, as she calls them, will now become an integral part of that tradition. The impact of these narratives cannot be calculated, and the benefits for girls and women of color cannot be measured. What a marvelous celebration of their enduring strengths and conquering spirits.”

Soul Care in African American Practice

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“I have known Dr. Barbara Peacock for three decades. From the moment we met, she has displayed a passionate interest in and commitment to spiritual wellness for people of all backgrounds. She has demonstrated a unique sensitivity for holistic wellness among African Americans whose experiences and exposures create urgent needs for care. The transitions in black America through the various stages and types of social and political struggles often function separately and apart from both clinical and pastoral analysis and practice. Dr. Peacock offers a synthesis that creates opportunities for individual and group care that can be transformative and agency for healing. Black churches especially will benefit from this practical and insightful resource, but all believers and churches can be informed by the responses recommended by Dr. Peacock for the African American context.”