Breaking the Fine Rain of Death

2006-02-01 Religion

Author : Emilie M. Townes
Release : 2006-02-01
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 375/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Breaking the Fine Rain of Death written by Emilie M. Townes. This book was released on 2006-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Breaking the Fine Rain of Death', Emilie Townes focuses on the health care issues affecting African Americans and does so from a womanist perspective by paying attention to race and class as well as gender. Townes describes the lamentable history of health care in African American communities and the disease that affect African Americans disproportionately ÐÐ diabetes, hypertension, low-birthrate babies, and drug-related illnessesÐÐas well as cultural, genetic, and socio-economic factors that account for them. Townes then offers models of care that have worked in some African American communities and that need to be used on a broader scale. She explores healing models sensitive to class and cultural context, and provides practical recommendations relevant to the needs of the Black Church and the African American community.

Practicing Theology

2001-10-26 Religion

Author : Miroslav Volf
Release : 2001-10-26
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 311/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Practicing Theology written by Miroslav Volf. This book was released on 2001-10-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time when academic theology often neglects the lived practices of the Christian community, this volume seeks to bring balance to the situation by showing the dynamic link between the task of theology and the practices of the Christian life. The work of thirteen first-rate theologians from several cultural and Christian perspectives, these informed and informative essays explore the relationship between Christian theology and practice in the daily lives of believers, in the ministry of Christian communities, and as a needed focus within Christian education. Contributors: Dorothy C. Bass Nancy Bedford Gilbert Bond Sarah Coakley Craig Dykstra Reinhard Hütter L. Gregory Jones Serene Jones Amy Plantinga Pauw Christine Pohl Kathryn Tanner Miroslav Volf Tammy Williams

A Womanist Holistic Soteriology

2023-05-15

Author : Lahronda Welch Little
Release : 2023-05-15
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Book Rating : 896/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Womanist Holistic Soteriology written by Lahronda Welch Little. This book was released on 2023-05-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Womanist Holistic Soteriology: Stitching Fabrics with Fine Threads is a construction of womanist holistic soteriology that is inclusive of many voices and perspectives and promotes communal responsibility. A soteriology that considers notions of personhood, theology, spirituality, and praxeology is holistic, inclusive, and grace-filled. This soteriological study begins with a historical overview of the development of notions of salvation beginning in ancient Egyptian thought and the concept of Ma'at--balance, wholeness, and moral ethics. Lahronda Welch Little conducts an exploration of the word "salvation" in different West African languages and reveals more expansive narratives around salvation that do not subjugate human beings, but rather encourage agency and celebrate the beingness of God's creation. Grounded in womanist and Black feminist discourse and methodology, this rendition of womanist holistic soteriology holds notions of grace, agency, and spirituality by stitching together interviews with theologians, scholars, and practitioners, utilizing the philosophical concepts of binary complementarity and holism, and sharing what womanist holistic soteriology as praxis looks like in a communal setting.

Racism and the Image of God

2010-11-22 Religion

Author : K. Teel
Release : 2010-11-22
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 717/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Racism and the Image of God written by K. Teel. This book was released on 2010-11-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From her perspective as a white feminist theologian, Karen Teel dialogues with five womanist thinkers to develop a Christian theology of the body that can compel Christians, especially U. S. Christians of European descent, to actively resist the sin of racism.

Embracing the Spirit

2015-03-31 Religion

Author : Emilie Townes
Release : 2015-03-31
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 392/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Embracing the Spirit written by Emilie Townes. This book was released on 2015-03-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book continues the conversations begun in Emilie Townes's path-breaking A Troubling in My Soul: Womanist Perspectives on Evil and Suffering. Once again, Townes brings together essays by leading womanist theologians, interweaving a concern for matters of race, gender, and class, as these bear on the survival and well-being of the African-American community. In Embracing the Spirit the emphasis is not on evil and suffering, but on "hope, salvation, and transformation" for individuals and their communities."--Jacket

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