Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

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Price
$20.99  $19.52
Publisher
IVP
Publish Date
Pages
160
Dimensions
5.1 X 7.1 X 0.8 inches | 0.5 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780830832767

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About the Author
Jasmine L. Holmes has written for The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, Fathom Mag, Christianity Today, and The Witness. She is also a contributing author for Identity Theft: Reclaiming the Truth of Our Identity in Christ and His Testimonies, My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God. She teaches humanities in a classical Christian school in Jackson, Mississippi, where she and her husband, Phillip, are parenting two young sons.
Reviews

"Jasmine Holmes's Mother to Son is written for a far larger audience than just her own children; she has delivered a literary benediction to grace our bookshelves, challenge our earthly cultures, strengthen our feeble hearts, and point us toward lasting hope."

--K. A. Ellis, Cannada Fellow and Director, the Center for the Study of the Bible and Ethnicity at Reformed Theological Seminary, Atlanta

"Mother to Son is more than a collection of heartfelt letters of a young mother to her new son. Mother to Son is a missive to America and to the church about what it looks like to hope, to fear, to long, to risk, and to love--all while instilling in ourselves and in those we love and are called to lead both a sense of belonging in the present and a call to invest in a future of greater flourishing for us all."

--Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well and Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More--Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist

"As I read Mother to Son, I couldn't help but think of the many African American mothers who will read and be able to take a deep, long breath and say, 'I am not alone.' This book is rich in theological and foundational truth about God and about who we all are because of God. Yes, it's for a mother and son, but anyone who reads will benefit. A treasure of a book."

--Trillia Newbell, author of Sacred Endurance and God's Very Good Idea

"This sincere, personal account will appeal to parents and church leaders interested in the intersection of social justice and religion. Recommended for all libraries."

--Starred Review, Library Journal, Ray Arnett, March 2020