Lore Ferguson Wilbert, author of Handle with Care: How Jesus Redeems the Power of Touch in Life and Ministry Carved in Ebony is a treasure that belongs on every shelf of American history."
I was convicted, comforted, and challenged by Jasmine’s strong, wise, and informed voice. "Jasmine Holmes dusts off the lives of ten Black women in history, placing their contributions to the world and the Church squarely in our current climate and circumstances. Russell Moore, public theologian at Christianity Today and director of Christianity Today’s Public Theology Project
In considering the lives and faith of the women profiled here, we can learn how we as Christians can serve Christ and love the world for which he died and lives again." " Carved in Ebony, like its author, is courageous, compassionate, and clear. Melissa Kruger, author and director of women’s initiatives for The Gospel Coalition Reading these stories will encourage your faith, inspire your courage, and remind you of God’s extraordinary work in the midst of the everyday faithfulness of his people." Thankfully, Jasmine Holmes has done the hard work of bringing these stories to light by chasing down footnotes and searching through archives for her new book, Carved in Ebony. "Too often, the stories of faithful Black women have been lost to history. Join Jasmine on this journey of illuminating these women-God's image-bearers, carved in ebony. Carved in Ebony will take you past the predominantly white, male contributions that seemingly dominate history books and church history to discover how Black women have been some of the main figures in defining the landscape of American history and faith.
Through the research and reflections of author Jasmine Holmes, you will be inspired by what each of these exceptional women can teach us about the intersections of faith and education, birth, privilege, opportunity, and so much more.
And while history books may have forgotten them, their stories can teach us so much about what it means to be modern women of faith. They worked to change laws, built schools, spoke to thousands, shared the Gospel around the world. These names may not be familiar, but each one of these women was a shining beacon of devotion in a world that did not value their lives. Elizabeth Freeman, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Maria Fearing, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Sarah Mapps Douglass, Sara Griffith Stanley, Amanda Berry Smith, Lucy Craft Laney, Maria Stewart, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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