Making a Way Out of No Way : A Womanist Theology

by Coleman, Monica

• ISBN13: 9780800662936
• ISBN10: 0800662938
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Fortress Pr

Summary

"In her new book, Monica A. Coleman articulates the African American expression of "making a way out of no way" for today's context of globalization, religious pluralism, and sexual diversity. Drawing on womanist religious scholarship and process thought, Coleman describes the symbiotic relationship among God, the ancestors, and humanity that helps to change the world into the just society it ought to be. Making a Way Out of No Way shows us a way of living for justice with God and proposes a communal theology that presents a dynamic way forward for black churches, African traditional religions, and grassroots organizations."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Monica A. Coleman is Associate Professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religions at Claremont School of Theology.

Table of Contents

Editors' Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Making a Way Out of No Way: Womanist Theologians on Salvation	p. 11
Womanist Theologians on Salvation	p. 12
Making a Way Out of No Way	p. 33
Postmodern Challenges	p. 36
A Postmodern Framework: Process Theology and Salvation	p. 45
Process Theology as Constructive Postmodern Thought	p. 46
Whitehead on Evil, Freedom, and Immortality	p. 52
The Resolution of Evil	p. 59
Summary of Whitehead's Ideas	p. 70
A Postmodern Theological Framework	p. 72
Womanist Challenges	p. 78
Creative Transformation: Teaching and Healing Communities of God	p. 85
Creative Transformation	p. 86
Teaching and Healing	p. 94
Communal Context	p. 97
Learning from the Past: The Role of the Ancestors	p. 101
Rememory	p. 102
Spirit Possession	p. 107
Conclusion	p. 122
A Communal Theology: Two Communities	p. 125
Black Women's Science Fiction	p. 126
Walking the Way	p. 132
Loving the Way	p. 147
Conclusion	p. 166
Conclusion	p. 169
Notes	p. 175
Bibliography	p. 203
Index	p. 215
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