In this 'love letter to the Black Church,' Dr. Lisa Allen examines the history of worship in the Black Church in America (and its legacy of equating liturgy with justice), the enduring effects of white supremacy on its liturgical heritages, and finally proffers a new liturgical paradigm, using a womanist hermeneutic, for students, liturgists, liturgical musicians, and lay people.
Widely regarded as an okay mom, Lisa Allen humorously highlights that bringing children into the world isn't all sunshine and roses. And that's fine! Adventures in Parenting: An Honest and Sardonic Look at the Beginning is the authentic storytelling of motherhood that is missing in today's world. You don't have to love being pregnant, it isn't fun. And acknowledging that doesn't make you a bad mother, it can make you laugh! Wind down with this short, easy read, and realize that you're not alone, and you're awesome. Society tells women that they should happily glow while pregnant and enthusiastically absorb the loving gazes (and uninvited touches) of those around them. Lisa has been there, done that, and tells it like it is. Laugh at her, and enjoy yourself, with this honest book. This sarcastic, blunt, and funny book is for you if: -You are pregnant -You have been pregnant -You know someone who has been pregnant -You know someone who someday could get pregnant -You are literate and want to laugh at someone else's misery
