Author
Delores S. Williams
Book Format
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Publisher
Orbis Books
Published
December 2013
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Delores S. Williams
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Paperback
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Orbis Books
Published
December 2013
£25.25
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Sisters in the Wilderness
Today's Price £25.25
This landmark work first published 20 years ago helped establish the field of African-American womanist theology. It is widely regarded as a classic text in the field.
Drawing on the biblical figure of Hagar mother of Ishmael, cast into the desert by Abraham and Sarah, but protected by God Williams finds a proptype for the struggle of African-American women. African slave, homeless exile, surrogate mother, Hagar's story provides an image of survival and defiance appropriate to black women today. Exploring the themes implicit in Hagar's story poverty and slavery, ethnicity and sexual exploitation, exile and encounter with God Williams traces parallels in the history of African-American women from slavery to the present day. A new womanist theology emerges from this shared experience, from the interplay of oppressions on account of race, sex and class. Sisters in the Wilderness offers a telling critique of theologies that promote "liberation" but ignore women of color. This is a book that defined a new theological project and charted a path that others continue to explore.
Author
Delores S. Williams
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Orbis Books
Published
December 2013
Weight
391g
Page Count
320
Dimensions
153 x 237 x 16 mm
ISBN
9781626980389
ISBN-10
1626980381
Eden Code
4248599
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Author/Creator: Delores S. Williams
ISBN: 9781626980389
Publisher: Orbis Books
Release Date: December 2013
Weight: 391g
Dimensions: 153 x 237 x 16 mm
Eden Code: 4248599