Ecowomanism : African American women and earth-honoring faiths / by Melanie L. Harris.

  • Harris, Melanie L., 1975-
Date:
[2017]
  • Books

About this work

Description

"Scholarship on African American history and culture has often neglected the tradition of African American women who engage in theological and religious reflection on their ethical and moral responsibility to care for the earth. Melanie Harris argues that African American women make distinctive contributions to the environmental justice movement in the ways that they theologize, theorize, practice spiritual activism, and come into religious understandings about our relationship with the earth. Incorporating elements of her family history to set the stage for her argument, Harris intersperses her academic reflections with her own personal stories and anecdotes. This unique text stands at the intersection of several academic disciplines: womanist theology, eco-theology, spirituality, and theological aesthetics." -- From publisher's website.

Publication/Creation

Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2017]

Physical description

xiv, 162 pages ; 21 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Honoring ecowomanist experience -- Ecowomanism 101: method and approaches -- Critical exploration of African and African American history and tradition -- Engaging transformation: ecowomanist spirituality -- Ecowomanist interreligious dialogue -- Taking action for earth justice: teaching ecowomanism -- Ecowomanism and ecological reparations -- Conclusion: Liberating earth and ecowomanism.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    AOX.6.W
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781626982017
  • 1626982015