Embracing the SpiritA sequel to A Troubling in My Soul in which African American women offer stimulating and thoughtful essays for all those concerned with the life and health of the Black churches today. Emilie M. Townes is the Dean and E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. A pioneering scholar in womanist theology and ethics, her work explores the intersections of race, gender, and justice in

When women of the South reflect on ecological themes

In each part he offers a synthesis of current research on the cultural ambience studied and discusses the core texts that show the Bible's stance toward culture

Luzbetak has thoroughly rewritten his work

Grace Thorpe (Sac and Fox)

ancestor and elder brother

He is author of Models of Contextual Theology

she shares experiences amid the abandoned and impoverished

The Bible is not a ""closed deposit

This book serves as both a critical resource and an inspiring call to practice reconciliation as a way of life

He pays particular attention to the adaptation of religion in African societies and to parallels and exigencies in local traditions

Rachel and Leah

formerly director of the Center of Concern