Black women in theological and ecclesial spaces are what sociologist Patricia Hill Collins refers to as “the outsider within.” These spaces were not built for our leadership. They were designed to be organized and controlled by men, often White men in particular. Black women exist within these spaces but often never fully as insiders.
Philosophy and experiential learning form a practical theology in the Tahoe Semester program.
Activist, artist, and public theologian Tricia Hersey looks at the radical biblical instruction to rest and how claiming it can be a form of resistance.
“I am so glad you are Black.” That was Rev. Shanea Leonard’s response after joining the Zoom meeting and seeing my face.
We call on your protection — from spaces that do not always apprehend the image of God in us, from systems that do not uphold our dignity.
Trust Black Women. Builders of cities and nations. Women from ancient of days. Queens — Nzinga, Nefertiti, Sheba, and Cleopatra.
As a child, I loved Palm Sunday and Easter. They were the happiest days in the church year and provided a chance..
The woman in the bed was pale. Not just her ashen skin but her presence, her being, seemed translucent. As we approached the bed, her eyes opened to reveal the child she had been once, expectant but uncomprehending.
In 1974, Katie Geneva Cannon was the first Black woman to be ordained as a minister of Word and Sacrament in the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, an antecedent denomination of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
“Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own.” — Jesus of Nazareth The sparrows keep their vigil without regard..
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