Standing in the Shoes My Mother Made: A Womanist Theology - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080069757X ISBN 13: 9780800697570

Publisher: Fortress Press, 2010

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Diana L. Hayes is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Georgetown University (D.C.). She earned the J.D. degree from George Washington National Law Center (Washington, D.C.), the S.T.B. and S.T.L. degrees from the Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.), and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). Among her many books are And Still We Rise: An Introduction to Black Liberation Theology (1996) and Were You There? Stations of the Cross (2000).

Review:

"In Standing in the Shoes My Mother Made, Diana Hayes combines personal reflection and commitment with theological analysis to enrich our grasp of womanism, to deepen our understanding of black Catholic experience, to widen our horizons and hearts for a more inclusive ecclesial life." --M. Shawn Copeland, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology

About this edition

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 080069757X
• ISBN 13: 9780800697570
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Hayes Diana L.