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How Christena Cleveland walked away from “whitemalegod”
The social psychologist went on a revolutionary pilgrimage in search of the sacred Black feminine.
by Denise Rector
Chanequa Walker-Barnes joins Columbia Theological Seminary
by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
Episode 2: We are interconnected | A conversation with Pamela Lightsey
We have a responsiblity to agitate for justice, but we can't lose our love for the human soul and its dignity in the midst of that work.
Take & Read: Practical theology
Five books that introduce new voices to the conversation
by Mary Clark Moschella
Why I’m reading Nyasha Junior
If we want our biblical interpretation to align with the fullness of who Christ is, we need new lenses.
by Christena Cleveland
Black women’s faith, black women’s flourishing
Womanist theology proclaims a future beyond the strongholds of racism, sexism, and injustice.
by Eboni Marshall Turman
Katie Geneva Cannon raised up black women’s voices for the sake of church and world
Cannon created a womanist approach to theology and wove it through her vocation as a pastor, professor, and ethicist.
by Paula Owens Parker and Samuel L. Adams
Katie Geneva Cannon, groundbreaking womanist ethicist and theologian, dies at age 68
Teaching was her ministry.
by Celeste Kennel-Shank
Mary Clark Moschella recommends the best recently published books in her field.
selected by Mary Clark Moschella
selected by Jacqueline Lapsley
If it wasn’t for courageous women that dared to see beyond the lies.
selected by Sharon G. Thornton
Katherine Clay Bassard's book on the use of scripture by African-American women writers begins with Balaam's ass and the Song of Songs. One is compelled to keep reading.