| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) |
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Black religion/womanist thought/social justice |
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Black religion, womanist thought, social justice
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. A Black Feminist/Womanist Sociohistoric Perspective -- 3. Self Psychology on Intimate and Cultural Violence -- 4. Womanist God Talk -- 5. The Road Ahead -- PART I: I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF -- 6. 'Rori' -- 7. 'Eliza' -- 8. 'Cirene' -- 9. 'Tamara' -- 10. 'Camille' -- 11. Reflecting on Experience -- PART II: NAVIGATING THE HOSTILE TERRAIN OF INTIMATE AND CULTURAL VIOLENCE -- 12. Developmental Implications of Intimate Violence -- 13. Othermothers -- 14. Sisterfriends -- 15. Cultural Craftswomen -- PART III: A GOD I RECOGNIZE -- 16. Interrogation -- 17. A Reconstructed Spirituality -- 18. Enfleshing Power -- 19. Dealing with Defilement -- PART IV: WOMANISTCARE: RESHAPING IMAGES AND PARADIGMS FOR CARE -- 20. A Working Image of WomanistCare -- 21. Healing Through Communal Ritual -- 22. Ritual, Power and Abuse -- PART V: WOMANIST PASTORAL COUNSELING: CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- 23. Recognizing Traumatic Sequelae -- 24. Traumatic Transference -- 25. Shame -- 26. Empathic Work with Trauma and Shame -- 27. Spirituality as a Therapeutic Resource -- 28. Conclusion |
| Summary |
A Womanist Pastoral Theology Against Intimate and Cultural Violence is about Black women's search for relationships and encounters that support healing from intimate and cultural violence. The text is shaped around hearing Black women who teach readers that self-recovery from childhood sexual abuse, incest, molestation, rape, and partner violence isn't just about the offense. It is also about recovering from a culture that normalizes violence against Black women in a particular way. Firsthand narratives provide an ethnographic snapshot of how women encounter intimate violence, while the text also raises concerns over dominant existing care paradigms in relation to how Black women approach healing. Major emphasis is placed on the role of interrogative spirituality as a resource in healing from the traumas of intimate and cultural violence. Womanist Pastoral theology and Self Psychology inform recommendations for congregation-based communal support, and pastoral psychotherapeutic options for care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Violence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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African Americans -- Religion.
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Womanist theology.
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Black theology.
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Feminist theology.
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African Americans -- Religion.
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Black theology.
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Feminist theology.
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Violence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Womanist theology.
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Feministische Theologie
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Schwarze Theologie
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Seelsorge
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137370907 |
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1137370904 |
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