Williams's important work argues that taking the New Testament and particularly Galatians 3:28 seriously should lead black churches to challenge sexism and racism not only in society at large but also in African American churches and denominational bodies. By addressing oppressive practices in African American and other churches, they remain true to the liberation principle of the Bible-the equality of all people before God-which has been used effectively by black churches. His argument unfolds first through looking at the biblical text, especially the figure of Jesus and his ministry and how he broke the social barriers of his day. It then shows how African American Christians have historically appropriated this lens and legacy in their own religious and social experience and explains how this vision pertains to the state of black women in the churches today. Williams's book will help all Christian churches reappropriate the biblical text and serve as a model for how the Bible can be responsibly employed in the churches and the public arena to promote equality for all people.
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Demetrius K. Williams is Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Studies and Director of the Religious Studies program at Tulane University, where he teaches New Testament, Greek, and the Bible in African American experience. He is author of Enemies of the Cross of Christ (2002).
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African American, New Testament, Christ Jesus, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, New York, United States, Civil War, James Cone, Jim Crow, Old Testament, Frederick Douglass, First Corinthians, Pauline Christianity, Sojourner Truth, Zion Church, Asia Minor, Clarice Martin, Delores Williams, North American, Son of God, Cain Felder, Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Declaration of Independence, Elizabeth Cady Stanton New!
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- Black Theology: 1966-1979 v. 1: A Documentary History on 7 pages
- Those Preachin' Women : Sermons by Black Women Preachers (Volume 1) by Ella P. Mitchell on 6 pages
- Stony the Road We Trod by Cain Hope Felder on 5 pages
- Troubling Biblical Waters: Race, Class, and Family (Bishop Henry McNeal Turner Studies in North American Black R) by Cain Hope Felder on 5 pages
- The Social Teaching of the Black Churches by Peter J. Paris on 4 pages
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- The Passion of the Lord: African American Reflections (Facets) by James A. Noel in Front Matter
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