Womanist Justice, Womanist Hope (Paperback)

This book offers an important contribution to the recovery and articulation of African-American womanist experience. Ida Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) was an activist, social reformer, and churchwoman. Womanist Justice, Womanist Hope recovers her life and historical context and examines the extent to which her perspective can be a resource for a contemporary womanist Christian social ethic. Beginning with a brief biographical sketch of Wells-Barnett, Emilie Townes examines the religious and social world in which she worked as well as her many speeches and publciations. Townes focuses especially on Wells-Barnett's participation in the anti-lynching campaigns of the late nineteenth century. She argues that Wells-Barnett's life and work can provide important lessons in leadership and social activism for contemporary Black churchwomen. nature of leadership for Black women,

General

Imprint:	Scholars Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	AAR Academy Series, 79
Release date:	1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	Emilie M. Townes
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-55540-683-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	1-55540-683-1
Barcode:	9781555406837

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