The Prayer of a Broken Heart: An Orthodox Christian Reflection on African American Spirituality

by Paul Abernathy

Overview

What do African American spirituality and Orthodox Christianity have in common? More than you might think. Drawing on both his own background as a biracial convert to Orthodoxy and historical resources that span St. Athanasius to Frederick Douglass, Fr. Paul Abernathy details the many intersections between these two traditions, including a redemptive understanding of the Cross and a faith shaped by suffering and persecution. In so doing, he points to a new path whereby Orthodox Christianity can uniquely answer the spiritual needs of African Americans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781955890069
Publisher:	Ancient Faith Publishing
Publication date:	02/18/2022
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Father Paul Abernathy is an African American Orthodox Christian priest and founding pastor of St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in the Hill District, a predominantly Black neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the founder and CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project, an Orthodox Christian nonprofit focusing on building resilient, healing, and healthy communities through Trauma-Informed Community Development. He is a nationally renowned speaker whose work has been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, BBC, Ard (German) TV, and NPR. Father Paul is a U.S. Army Iraq War veteran and holds master's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary. He and his beloved wife Kristina have two beautiful children.