Tilling Sacred Grounds - Interiority, Black Women, and Religious Experience

Tilling Sacred Grounds centers Black women's interiority as a site for religious experience. Phillis Isabella Sheppard argues that interiority is a site for the negotiation of gender, race, and sexuality and finds articulation in public religious practice.

About the author

Phillis-Isabella Sheppard is Associate Professor of Religion, Psychology and Culture at the Divinity School, and Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm is Brightbill Professor of Preaching and Worship at Bethany Theological Seminary, Richmond, Indiana.

Ronald J. Allen is Professor of Preaching and Gospel and Letters at Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Summary

Tilling Sacred Grounds centers Black women's interiority as a site for religious experience. Phillis Isabella Sheppard argues that interiority is a site for the negotiation of gender, race, and sexuality and finds articulation in public religious practice.

Product details

• Authors: Phillis Isabella Sheppard
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2024
• EAN: 9781793638649
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-864-9
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Emerging Perspectives in Pastoral Theology and Care
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, Religion: general, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, Black & Asian Studies, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, Relating to African American / Black American people