WOMS210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Africana Studies, Womanism, Liberation Theology

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WOMS210
• Professor: Laberge Marie

Document Summary

Is a liberation theology developed by african american christian women in late 1980"s. Explores significance of god, jesus, and holy spirit, christian churches and the black community in the us and black women"s lit & history. Major sources are narratives , novels, prayers, and materials that show black women"s traditions, values & struggles. Emerged from critique of both black liberation theology and feminist theology. Liberation theology: movement in christian theology that sees teachings of jesus in terms of liberation from unjust political, economic , social conditions. Methodologically, women scholars interpret sources in 3 ways. Foundational theological texts; each explores questions of race & gender. Katie g. cannon- black womanist ethics: defines womanist theology as theology of the darkest sister- branch of liberation theology focusing on place and story of african/african american women in kingdom of. Jacqueline grant, white women"s christ ; black women"s jesus: feminist christology and. Womanist response: grant sees womanist theology as a liberation theology.