19 Have You Got Good Religion by AnneMarie Mingo

Good Religion: Faith That Moves

Theme:

Faith • Courage • Legacy • Black Women’s Leadership

Book summary

AnneMarie Mingo examines the faith and moral leadership of Black churchwomen who participated in the Civil Rights Movement. Rather than treating these women as background figures in the movement, Mingo centers their spiritual lives, courage, theology, and understanding of what it meant to put faith into action.

The book explores women including Ella Baker, Prathia Hall, Willa Beatrice Player, Eberta Lee Spinks, and others, asking what compelled ordinary women to take extraordinary risks for freedom and justice. Mingo connects their faith practices and moral imagination to questions facing communities today.

Location: TBD

What to bring:
Please bring one object, photograph, song, Scripture, saying, or story connected to a woman who shaped her faith:
“My grandmother always said…”
“My mother taught me this Scripture…”
“My auntie made sure I went to church…”
“This hymn reminds me of…”

Faith activity

“Because of the women who came before me, I…”
“For the women coming after me, I want to…”

Content note: This month's book discusses racism, segregation, racial violence, imprisonment, discrimination, and the Civil Rights Movement. Some historical accounts may be emotionally difficult. Please take care of yourself and participate in personal sharing at whatever level feels appropriate.