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Womanist theology is a methodological approach to theology which centers the experience and perspectives of Black women, particularly African-American women. The first generation of womanist theologians and ethicists began writing in the mid to late 1980s, and the field has since expanded significantly. The term has its roots in Alice Walker's writings on womanism. "Womanist theology" was first used in an article in 1987 by Delores S. Williams.[1] Within Christian theological discourse, Womanist theology emerged as a corrective to early feminist theology written by white feminists that did not address the impact of race on women's lives, or take into account the realities faced by Black women within the United States. Similarly, womanist theologians highlighted the ways in which Black theology, written predominantly by male theologians, failed to consider the perspectives and insights of Black women.[2] Scholars who espouse womanist theology are not monolithic nor do they adopt each aspect of Walker's definition.[1] Rather, these scholars often find kinship in their anti-sexist, antiracist and anti-classist commitments to feminist and liberation theologies.

  1. ^ a b Townes, Emilie M. (2006). "Womanist theology". In Keller, Rosemary Skinner; Ruether, Rosemary Radford (eds.). Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America, Set. Indiana University Press. pp. 1165–1173. ISBN 978-0-253-11170-8. Project MUSE chapter 391667.
  2. ^ Townes, Emilie Maureen (2003). "Womanist Theology". Union Seminary Quarterly Review. 57 (3–4): 159–176. hdl:1803/8226.

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