Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter
Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter
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Harriet Tubman, freedom fighter and leader in the Underground Railroad, is one of the most significant figures in U.S. history. Her courage and determination in bringing enslaved people to freedom have established her as an icon of the abolitionist movement. But behind the history of the heroine called "Moses" was a woman of deep faith.
In Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman, Therese Taylor-Stinson introduces Harriet, a woman born into slavery whose unwavering faith and practices in spirituality and contemplation carried her through insufferable abuse and hardship to become a leader for her people. Her profound internal liberation came from deep roots in mysticism, Christianity, nature spirituality, and African Indigenous beliefs that empowered her own escape from enslavement--giving her the strength and purpose to lead others on the road to freedom.
Harriet's lived spirituality illuminates a profound path forward for those of us longing for internal freedom, as well as justice and equity in our communities. As people of color, we must cultivate our full selves for our own liberation and the liberation of our communities. As the luminous significance of Harriet Tubman's spiritual life is revealed, so too is the path to our own spiritual truth, advocacy, and racial justice as we follow in her footsteps.
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Deacon Taylor-Stinson (Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around) disappoints with this thinly researched biography of Harriet Tubman. Casting the abolitionist as a "public mystic" who found "emotional emancipation through her... relationship with the Divine," the author loosely sketches the events of Tubman's life. Born into slavery in 1822 Maryland, Araminta Ross sustained a brain injury at 12 that left her with a form of epilepsy that spurred religious visions. She married John Tubman in 1844 and several years later escaped Maryland for Pennsylvania in search of freedom. There, she became an integral part of the Underground Railroad, using her skills and gifts—including, Taylor-Stinson writes, inspiration from "a deep connection with a Supreme Being"—to usher enslaved people to freedom. Taylor-Stinson weaves in meditations on indigenous African wisdom, her own spiritual journey, and social justice issues, and includes periodic sections entitled "Harriet's Apothecary" that invite readers to "enter into the mystical" through practices like prayer. Taylor-Stinson leans heavily on conjecture, for example suggesting that "being acquainted with Mother Earth" helped Tubman guide enslaved people through the natural world, and does little to prove her role as a "public mystic." There are plenty of better options for those interested in a Tubman biography.
