Standing in the Shoes My Mother Made: A Womanist Theology

by Diana L. Hayes

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 2011

Overview

Black women in America have carved out a distinctive and instructive faith stance that is influential well beyond the historic black church. Diana L. Hayes, a leading commentator and forger of womanist thought, especially in the black Catholic setting, here offers strong brew for what ails the church, the Christian tradition, and the world. Hayes specifically shows how womanist commitments in the Christian tradition provide a specific critical lens for seeing the strengths and weaknesses of a Christianity that has often flourished at the expense of or neglect of African Americans. As sometime strangers and sojourners in their own church, black women have a unique take on the church’s stance on race, class, and gender issues. Yet their unquestioned devotion lends a hope and optimism often missing from critical thought and, as Hayes shows in this powerful volume, invites the church itself to a new conversion and role. Her book unfolds in four parts: • Faith and Worship • Ministry and Social Justice • The Public Face of Faith • A Womanist Faith Challenge

Product Details

• Title: Standing in the Shoes My Mother Made: A Womanist Theology
• Author: Diana L. Hayes
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: African American Catholics › Religious life; Womanist theology
• Resource ID: LLS:STANDSHOESHAYES
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-15T04:30:08Z