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Jacquelyn Grant as a womanist theologian

Jacquelyn Grant as a womanist theologian. “Theologian Jacquelyn Grant distinguishes between the remote and heavenly Christ worshipped in mainline white churches and the immanent and intimate Jesus whim black women recognize as their friend”. (Bois). Many of these women shared a commitment to using their faith and avoid construction of stereotypes. Even with black women being the vast majority of active participants in church their work went unrecognized. Women serving as activist of the black church were put institutional barriers to their political expression by black church itself. However, Dr. Grant reminds black women “while it sounded like a compliment to justify that they are the “backbone” of the church, “the telling portion of the world backbone” is ‘back’. It has become apparent to me that most of the ministers who use this term have reference to location rather than function.”

Jacquelyn Grant is a first generation of womanist theologians. She differs from other theologians such as James Hal Cone, whose work was seen as sexist because of his male centered views and did not include the experience of black women in his sources. Dr. Grant feels as though he did not take into account the experiences of black women as she point out "Black women have been invisible in theology including black theology and feminist theology”. Also arguing, the oppression of black women is different then that of men. She then concluded that black women are more oppressed and therefore need more liberation than white women and men. Dolores Williams took the work of both theologians and expanded them by concluding that “Womanist theology is a prophetic voice concerned about the well-being of the entire African American community, male and female, adults and children. Womanist theology attempts to help black women see, affirm, and have confidence in the importance of their experience and faith for determining the character of the Christian religion in the African American community. Womanist theology challenges all oppressive forces impeding black women’s struggle for survival and for the development of a positive, productive quality of life conducive to women’s and the family’s freedom and well being. Womanist theology opposes all oppression based on race, sex, class, sexual preference, physical ability, and caste”.

Jacquelyn Grant, “Black Theology and the Black Women,” in James H. Cone and Gayraud S. Wilmore ed., Black Theology: A Documentary History, Volume I, 1996-1979, (NY: Orbis Books, 1993), 326. Dolores S. Williams “Sisters in the Wilderness”. (Orbis Books, September 1995), 67. Melissa V Harris-Parris "Sister Citizenship". (September 2011) 236.

To Do List

M'Benda N'dour-Biography, Quwearr Terry- White Women's Christ Black Women's Jesus, Janae Goodrich-Achievements & Awards, Viridiana Ortiz-Comparison of thelogians

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