Womanist theologians can bring the experience and knowledge of the marginalized to the center by standing aside to let the community speak for itself. ~Linda E. Thomas~
Womanist theology is the positive affirmation of the gifts which God has given black women in the U.S.A. It is, within theological discourse, an emergent voice...
more » Womanist theologians can bring the experience and knowledge of the marginalized to the center by standing aside to let the community speak for itself. ~Linda E. Thomas~Womanist theology is the positive affirmation of the gifts which God has given black women in the U.S.A. It is, within theological discourse, an emergent voice which advocates a holistic God-talk for all the oppressed. Though centered in the African American woman's reality and story, it also embraces and stands in solidarity with all suppressed subjects. In a word, womanist theology is a theory and practice of inclusivity, accenting gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and ecology. Because of its inclusive methodology and conceptual framework, womanist theology exemplifies reconstructed knowledge beyond the monovocal concerns of black (male) and (white) feminist theologies.
[Excerpt from
WOMANIST THEOLOGY, EPISTEMOLOGY, AND A NEW ANTHROPOLOGICAL PARADIGM by Linda E. Thomas]
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"How often have I demanded from another Black woman what I had not dared to give myself -- acceptance, faith, enough space to consider change."~Audre Lorde~ « less
