Dancing with God : the Trinity from a womanist perspective / Karen Baker-Fletcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker-Fletcher, Karen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Womanist theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 196 p.)

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Mo. : Chalice Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Dancing With God is an exploration of the divine gifts of courage and grace in the face of evil. Moreover, it is a doctrine of God as the source of that courage. Baker-Fletcher presents an understanding of the work of the Trinity with regard to the problem of crucifixion, a metaphor she uses for unnecessary violence. She develops a process of relational, womanist theology that considers the empathetic omnipresence of God in the midst of unnecessary suffering and the healing power of God in movement of the Holy Spirit. She engages the contributions of a diversity of theologians like Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, Gordon Kaufman, John Cobb, Jr., Majorie Suchocki, Charles Hartshorne, Andrew Sung Park, and Katie Cannon in her discussion of the dance of the Trinity in creation, and the problem of sin, evil, and suffering. Through creative works like that of Alice Walker's The Color Purple and journalist Joyce King's account of the James Byrd, Jr. murder in Jasper County, Texas, Baker-Fletcher reveals the healing, encouraging power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of survivors of unnecessary violence."--Publisher statement

Contents:

Text, method, and context

The courage of God in a world of crucifixion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-190) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612547300

9780827206403

0827206402

9781282547308

1282547305

9780827206410

0827206410

9780827206335

082720633X