Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
By: Monica A. Coleman
4.32
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
In her new book, Monica A. Coleman articulates the African American expression of "making a way out…
Want to Read $ 18.18"Oppression is unjustly distributed."-Monica A. Coleman, Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
"Oppression is unjustly distributed."-Monica A. Coleman, Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
"Salvation is the insurrectionary and revolutionary process of challenging the status quo and demanding equality and inclusion."-Monica A. Coleman, Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
"Salvation is the insurrectionary and revolutionary process of challenging the status quo and demanding equality and inclusion."-Monica A. Coleman, Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
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1. Song of Solomon
By: Toni Morrison
4.14
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain… read more
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- african american
"Her passions were narrow but deep."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
"He can't value you more than you value yourself."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it."-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
"You got a life? Live it! Live the motherfuckin' life!"-Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
2. Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk
By: Delores S. Williams
4.33
Format: 297 pages, Paperback
In this landmark work of emerging African American womanist theology, Delores Williams finds in the… read more
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- race
- theology
- christianity
- feminism
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
3. Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith
By: Sarah Bessey
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
From the popular blogger and provocative author of Jesus Feminist comes a riveting new study of Chr… read more
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- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
4. The Black Christ
By: Kelly Brown Douglas
3.02
Format: None pages, Paperback
This compelling portrait of who Jesus is for the black community surveys the history of the Black C… read more
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- race
- theology
- christianity
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5. On the Mystery: Discerning Divinity in Process
By: Catherine Keller
3.66
Format: None pages, Paperback
With immediate impact and deep creativity, Catherine Keller offers this brief and unconventional in… read more
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- theology
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- academic
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- nonfiction
- spirituality
6. The Cross and the Lynching Tree
By: James H. Cone
4.51
Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the … read more
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- nonfiction
- spirituality
"For [Martin Luther] King nonviolence was more than a strategy; it was the way of life defined by love for others—the only way to heal broken humanity."-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross. …"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The cross and the lynching tree interpret each other. Both were public spectacles, shameful events, instruments of punishment reserved for the most despised people in society. Any genuine theology an…"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
7. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists … read more
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8. Jesus and the Disinherited
By: Vincent Harding , Howard Thurman
4.57
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
In this classic theological treatise, the acclaimed theologian and religious leader Howard Thurman … read more
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9. Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God
By: Kelly Brown Douglas
4.65
Format: None pages, Paperback
On the Sunday morning after the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's killer, black preachers across Americ… read more
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10. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
By: Esau McCaulley
4.43
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
Growing up in the American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despai… read more
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- race
- theology
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
"Prayer for leaders and criticism of their practices are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both have biblical warrant in the same letter."-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
"While I was at home with much of the theology in evangelicalism, there were real disconnects. First, there was the portrayal of the Black church in these circles. I was told that the social gospel ha…"-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
11. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez
4.30
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more
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- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- theology
12. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
By: Cole Arthur Riley
4.63
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more
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- christianity
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- nonfiction
- spirituality
"Anxiety is not a passive predator."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
13. Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous Power (The Lamar Series in Western History)
By: Pekka Hämäläinen
4.26
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive history of the Lakota Indians and their profound role in shaping America’s … read more
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- race
- nonfiction
14. Broken Horses
By: Brandi Carlile
4.40
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer, and six-time Grammy winner opens up about a l… read more
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- nonfiction
"Love isn't a feeling. It's something we do, and a promise that we keep."-Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses
"I understand who I am as an artist because I understand that I don’t understand who I am as an artist."-Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses
"The people and events that had come along and healed me never went unnoticed. My dad pointed out recently that after my botched baptism, I started to gather people--congregants, squads, cheerleaders.…"-Brandi Carlile, Broken Horses
15. Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
By: Mark Charles
4.38
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
You cannot discover lands already inhabited. Injustice has plagued American society for centurie… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- religion
- theology
"We have embraced the stories of success and exceptionalism rather than engaging the narrative of suffering and oppression."-Mark Charles, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
"The fact that America calls what Columbus did 'discovery' reveals the implicit racial bias of the country - that Native Americans are not fully human."-Mark Charles, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
"The captivity to individualism in the West leads many to reject the possibility of institutions and systems inflicting social harm that requires a social response."-Mark Charles, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
"The myth of redemptive violence allows Americans to see themselves as having superior intellect and value and therefore the ability to handle weapons capable of incredible violence in an appropriate …"-Mark Charles, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery
16. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
By: Fareed Zakaria
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the pola… read more
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- nonfiction
17. On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World
By: Danya Ruttenberg
4.46
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
A crucial new lens on repentance, atonement, forgiveness, and repair from harm--from personal trans… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
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"Before we even understand what repentance is, we’re instructed to name, out loud, the harm that we have caused."-Danya Ruttenberg, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World
"[W]e all know that sometimes people mean well but cause harm nonetheless—out of ignorance, out of carelessness, out of deeply ingrained ways of thinking they haven't examined, out of an emotional rea…"-Danya Ruttenberg, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World
18. Why? The Purpose of the Universe
By: Philip Goff
3.77
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, West… read more
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- nonfiction
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19. God After Deconstruction
By: Thomas Jay Oord
4.25
Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition
Deconstruction is hard!Bad views of God and harmful experiences lead many of us to deconstruct. But… read more
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20. Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology
By: Pamela R. Lightsey
4.23
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
Our Lives Matter uses the tenor of the 2014 national protests that emerged as a response to excessi… read more
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- race
- theology
- christianity
- feminism
- religion
- nonfiction
"How may it be possible to live in harmony in the midst of distinctions among humanity?"-Pamela R. Lightsey, Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology
21. Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
By: Monica A. Coleman
4.32
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
In her new book, Monica A. Coleman articulates the African American expression of "making a way out… read more
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- christianity
- feminism
- academic
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
- african american
"Oppression is unjustly distributed."-Monica A. Coleman, Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
"Salvation is the insurrectionary and revolutionary process of challenging the status quo and demanding equality and inclusion."-Monica A. Coleman, Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
"Salvation fits into a unified view of the entire world, and yet it is also gritty, localized, and contextual. It is grounded in concrete experiences of the world. It must always look, feel, and taste…"-Monica A. Coleman, Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
"A postmodern womanist theology can explain why salvation is found both among black women braiding hair in a church on a rainy night and black women dancing to a drumbeat in an old warehouse on a sunn…"-Monica A. Coleman, Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
22. Is God a White Racist?: A Preamble to Black Theology
By: William R. Jones
4.18
Format: 292 pages, Paperback
Published originally as part of C. Eric Lincoln's series on the black religious experience, Is God … read more
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- theology
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
23. Creative Exchange: A Constructive Theology of African American Religious Experience (Innovations: African American Religious Thought)
By: Victor Anderson
3.94
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
At least until recently, most African Americans would know what is meant by "the black church" or b… read more
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- theology
24. Intersectional Theology: An Introductory Guide
By: Grace Ji-Sun Kim
3.90
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
Intersectional An Introductory Guide offers a pathway for reflective Christians, pastors, and theo… read more
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- theology
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
25. My Defense: Responding to Charges that I Fully Affirm LGBTQ+ People
By: Thomas Jay Oord
4.50
Format: 91 pages, Kindle Edition
Thomas Jay Oord has been handed charges and faces a trial for being fully LGBTQ+ affirming. This bo… read more
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26. Divine Self-Investment: An Open and Relational Constructive Christology
By: Tripp Fuller
4.44
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
When muttering the word “God” doesn’t come easy, what does it mean to call Jesus “the Christ?” Full… read more
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- christianity
- theology
27. The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power
By: D.L. Mayfield
4.41
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power. These are the central values of the American dream. But are… read more
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- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
28. Ecowomanism: African American Women and Earth-Honoring Faiths
By: Melanie L. Harris
3.97
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Intermingling academic reflections with personal stories and anecdotes, the author shows that Afric… read more
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- feminism
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- nonfiction
- spirituality
29. After Method: Queer Grace, Conceptual Design, and the Possibility of Theology
By: Hanna Reichel
4.65
Format: 225 pages, Paperback
After Method assumes the impossibility of doing theology right–and moves beyond it. Organized as a … read more
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- theology
30. Deweaponize: Re-examining how we read the Bible in pursuit of a more Christlike interpretation
By: Ryan Canty
5.00
Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition
As we read the Bible in its cultural and linguistic context, we see a pattern God let his people t… read more
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31. Religionless Christianity: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Troubled Times
By: Jeffrey C. Pugh
4.00
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
This book is an interpretation of Bonhoeffer in the contemporary context. Jeffrey Pugh puts Bonhoef… read more
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