In a blaze of glory
Subtitle: womanist spirituality as social witness
By: Emilie M. Townes.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: African American women -- Religious life.; Spirituality -- United States -- History.; Womanist theology.; Church and social problems -- United States -- History.; United States -- Church history.
Description: This volume is an interdisciplinary exploration of the interplay between the contemporary Black Church in the United States and African American womanist spirituality and social witness. Historically, the Black Church itself has represented a strong yoking of social witness and spirituality. This blend has endured whether the primary theology and ethical import of the Church has been accomodationist or protest-oriented. African American women in the Church have carried this legacy in their lived witness of spirituality and social action. This volume will explore some of the historic roots of this journey, the literary testimony of this heritage, and offers a constructive ethic for a contemporary social witness which is steeped in spiritual formation and growth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-160).