Why I Left the Church, Why I Came Back, and Why I Just Might Leave Again: Memories of Growing Up African American and Catholic

Jean K. Douglas

ISBN 10: 0978963504 / ISBN 13: 9780978963507

Published by Fortuity Press, U.S.A., 2006

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"Douglas provides her readers with a new lens through which to view parochial teachings on race and gender. Her touching account of the way priests, nuns, and her mother influence her formative years reveals for the first time the conflicts a Black girl faces trying to come to terms with her faith while growing up in poverty." This is a lovely book: Glossy wraps; 160 pages; tight binding - no reader's crease; corners are square and sharp; no external or internal marks; no chips, tears or creases; text block is bright and clean; first edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why I Left the Church, Why I Came Back, and Why I Just Might Leave Again: Memories of Growing Up African American and Catholic
• Publisher: Fortuity Press, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0978963504
• ISBN 13: 9780978963507
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Issued

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Synopsis

The 1960s, '70s, and '80s were turbulent decades for the Catholic Church as it struggled to navigate the waters of racial injustice and the women's movement. Many studies document those troubled times from the outsider's perspective, but almost none feature that of the insider. Douglas provides her readers with a new lens through which to view parochial teachings on race relations, integration, and gender roles. Her touching account of the ways priests, nuns, and her mother influenced her formative years reveals for the first time the conflicts faced by a Black girl trying to come to terms with her faith.

About the Author

Jean K. Douglas was born in 1957 in inner-city Detroit. She teaches Humanities at a small college in the southeastern United States.