Dreaming Me Summary

Dreaming me is about a black family who moves from the african country to the united states in

the 1900’s and a young girl by the name of Jan willis who was a native there breathes life into a

new perspective on the reformed baptist movement through the southern revivalist

movement from nation to nation.”Dreaming me” is her journal and clear account of what

happened when her family was declared racial and was asked to leave to find new area where

they would be safe.

Their family baptist to buddhist one woman's journey changes everything,The young native

girl who’s life got turned upside down finally changed for the better to a new beginning.The black

and white people had been racially discriminated against and had been separated …show more content…
her changing religion and relationship with others lead people to believe that after a

change in temperament and the way she believed things if she was so inclined was a new and

refreshing change.As jan grew up her family became more acceptant of the ideas and therefore

her family is now accepted by lots of people and the church accepted them within the confines

once they saw that she was now reformed for the better.Jan was declared the 1st and only

buddhist feminist guru to be embraced by many across the states.Highly personal and intensely

felt,the heartfelt story has transformed the lives of others and the account of her buddhism,which

enabled her to overcome racism and racial comments and practice loving kindness that

christianity demands.This is a moving story that aims to reconcile the experiences of faith and

racism.

Jan tells her story of how she is not baptist or buddhist,but both and she reveals details