The Civil Rights Movement was not only an epochal social and political event but also a profound moral turning point in American history. Here, for the first time, social ethicist Ross examines the religiously motivated activism of black women in the movement and its moral import.
The Civil Rights Movement was not only an epochal social and political event but also a profound moral turning point in American history. Here, for th...
Rosetta E. Ross Rose Mary Amenga-Etego Liz S. Alexander
In this collection, continental and diasporan African women interrogate the concept "sacred text" and analyze ways oral and written religious "texts" intersect with violence against African-descended women and girls. While the sanctioned idea of a sacred text is written literature, this project interrupts that conception by drawing attention to speech and other embodied practices that have sacral authority within the social imaginary. As a volume focused on religion and violence, essays in this collection analyze religions' authorization of violence against women and girls; contest the...
In this collection, continental and diasporan African women interrogate the concept "sacred text" and analyze ways oral and written religious "texts" ...
