Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around: Stories of Contemplation and Justice

• Second volume from Spiritual Directors of Color Network• Addresses the contemporary issues of racism and contemplationFollowing up on the popularity of the groundbreaking anthology Embodied Spirits:Stories of Spiritual Directors of Color, published by Morehouse in March 2014,this new book continues the work of filling a void in the world of contemplativespirituality in stories of the contemplative spiritual journeys of people of color. Likethe first book, Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around incorporates stories frommembers “of their encounters with ‘othering’ and disparaging treatment acrossissues and their understandings of contemplative practice and the call to actionthat follows. This volume seeks to give voice to these issues from those whomhave lived with them and to seek peace and healing for the unresolved traumathat continues to separate us.” In a world or resurgent racism and bias againstthose whose skin color, nationality, religion, gender, or sexuality are seen as“other,” these are voices that need to be heard.