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This book is a treasure... If you want to be inspired, moved to tears, and hopefully moved to positive action, please read On Fire in Baltimore. It is an intense experience that can help you see others with new eyes.

It's raw because it's real, and when we hear about loss and love one distinct voice at a time, we’re bound to connect. . . . The conversions of these fifteen women inform my own, and the struggles that led them to choose baptism . . . magnify the universal human yearning for inclusion and redemption.

The interviews provide the reader with a deep close look at the lives of the members in this area. It is filled with details and background that will develop your insights into poverty and a divided country and why we have the struggles that we do today. It is not only a fulfilling dive into American history but encompasses the trials and obstacles found in the homes of the members living in a poverty stricken Baltimore. I truly enjoyed every moment of this book and highly recommend it to every [Latter-day Saint] member and nonmember alike. It truly is one I will come back to read again.

In a church that tends to elide over racial identity and avoids acknowledging racist history, this book offers a welcome addition to a home gospel library. . . . The stories are raw and tell of cruel realities of segregation, racism, poverty and abuse. This is not chicken soup for your soul, but it feeds deeply.

The book is a thoughtful and interesting read that grapples with questions about race, drawing upon historical context, ethnography, and racial and linguistic theory. . . . Strickling has written a compelling book that encourages readers to consider the forgotten and the overlooked in order to understand religious belief, practice, and experience within the Church of Jesus Christ.

No matter what your geographic, religious, or social location is, [you] will find a warmth and connection to the stories of these women and the grace that they have welcomed into their deepest struggles.

Fantastically Written! I just finished reading this book, it is exceptional! Reminded me of "The Help". It is filled with rich stories and documented historical events that will enlighten you into a past that you may otherwise not have given much thought to.