Unfinished Business: Black Women, the Black Church, and the Struggle to Thrive in America
Brand: Orbis Books
Categories: Books, Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences



Dimensions: 6.04 x 0.38 x 9.28 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1570759819
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781570759819
Publisher: Orbis Books
Print length: 192 pages
Publication date: September 25, 2012
subtitle: Paperback – September 25, 2012
author: Visit Amazon's Keri Day Page search results Keri Day
review: Editorial Reviews Review "A fine introduction to its topic and provides a broad overview of its development in both Protestant and Catholic traditions." --The Mennonite [The author approaches] her subject-matter with an admirable zeal, making a case on behalf of not only black females but of women of any ethnicity who find themselves on the outside looking-in. . . Dr. Day's fervent hope is that "By promoting socially-conscious capitalism among black businesses and capitalists, black churches can develop a theology of holistic prosperity that considers the thriving of all members within society." Sadly, that's apt to prove easier said than done in the face of an economic system all too comfortable with exploiting the human condition. --Kam Williams, aalbc.com About the Author Keri Day is associate professor of Constructive Theology and African American Religion at Princeton Theological Seminary. She previously taught theological and social ethics and served as director of Black Church Studies at Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth, Texas. She is author of Religious Resistance to Neoliberalism: Womanist and Black Feminist Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan), a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of African-American Theology , and articles in numerous scholarly journals.