Womanist Ethical Rhetoric: A Call for Liberation and Social Justice in Turbulent Times

Annette D. Madlock; Cerise L. Glenn

doi:10.5771/9781793613561

Summary

Womanist thought remains of critical importance given contemporary issues of social justice and advocacy. Womanist Ethical Rhetoric centers discourses of religious rhetoric and its influence on Black women’s aims for voice, empowerment, and social justice in these turbulent times. The chapters utilize womanism, in conjunction with other frames, to examine how Black women incorporate different aspects of their identities into struggles for empowerment and celebrations of who they are in holistic ways that center love and community. This approach embraces both the commonalities and differences between womanists through theoretical and applied contexts. It advances the work of womanist predecessors and pays homage to them, most notably Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon’s work on womanism and religion. Topics analyzed include Black women’s spiritual and professional identities in religious organizations, the role of Black churches in Black Lives Matter, and the inclusion of all Black women in racial academic achievement gaps. Chapters also examine Black women’s leadership and activism, including church leaders and representations in popular culture, and women’s inclusion in the beloved community. This collection centralizes the plurality of Black women’s lives, which is key to advancing their voices.

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Edition: 1/2021
Copyright year: 2021
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-1355-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-1356-1
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 114
Product type: Edited Book

1. Dedication No access
2. Contents No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Introduction No access
Chapter 1 Voicing a Womanist Ethic of Liberation and Social Justice among the Religious Right No access Pages 1 - 16
Chapter 2 A Womanist Response to Black Lives Matter and American Nationalism No access Pages 17 - 32
Chapter 3 Examining Grace Greenleaf No access Pages 33 - 50
Chapter 4 “The Beloved Language Community” No access Pages 51 - 62
Chapter 5 Is There Room for the Ratchet in the Beloved Community? No access Pages 63 - 76
Chapter 6 “Women, Step Forward!” No access Pages 77 - 90
Chapter 7 “I Am My Sisters’ Keeper” No access Pages 91 - 102
Conclusion No access Pages 103 - 104
Index No access Pages 105 - 108
About the Editors No access Pages 109 - 110
About the Contributors No access Pages 111 - 114