Name: Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter
ISBN: 9781626984455

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Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter

Kelly Brown Douglas

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How do we really know that God cares when Black people are still getting killed? How long do we have to wait for the justice of God? I get it, that Christ is Black, but that doesn't seem to be helping us right now. These questions from her son prompted theologian Kelly Brown Douglas to undertake this soul-searching reflection. The killing of George Floyd and the ongoing litany of Black victims raised questions about the persistence of white supremacy in this nation, leading her to reflect on how a "white way of knowing" has come to dominate American identity and even to shape the consciousness of Christians. In exploring the message of Confederate monuments and the "Make America Great Again" slogan, she examines the failures of even "good white Christians" and struggles with the hope that "Black Lives Matter," before reaching deep into her own experience and the faith of Black folks to find her way back to Resurrection Hope.

Book Details

Publisher: Orbis Books
Publish Date: Nov 17th, 2021
Pages: 256
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.40in - 0.50in - 0.55lb
EAN: 9781626984455
Categories: • Christian Living - Social Issues• Anthropology - Cultural & Social

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About the Author

The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas is the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral. In 2017, she was named Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, NYC. She is considered a leader in the field of womanist theology, racial reconciliation, and sexuality and the black church. Her Orbis books include The Black Christ, What's Faith Got to Do with It? and Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God.

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It was so good to have the opportunity to hear The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas (@DeanKBD) preach at our seminary chapel service today and then listen to her lecture tonight about her new book: Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter. https://t.co/yHnoqEynya

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Congratulations to Kelly Brown Douglas - The author of Resurrection Hope, The Black Christ, Stand Your Ground, Sexuality and The Black Church and What's Faith Got To Do With It #kellybrowndouglas #blacklivesmatter #blm #blackfaithmatters @DeanKBD https://t.co/DAjYyZ7yXK

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Praise for this book

''Kelly Brown Douglas is a towering theologian in this Age of Black Lives Matter who builds on and goes beyond the profound legacies of James Cone and James Baldwin, Katie Cannon and Delores Williams! Resurrection Hope takes us on a courageous and visionary journey full of brilliant scholarship, political struggle and spiritual determination. And the rich dialogue with her precious son Desmond alongside the prophetic witness of her grandmother Helen Vivian Dorsey propels us toward a future of love, laughter and liberation!" --Cornel West, Union Theological Seminary By addressing head-on the pervasive anti-black aspects inherent not only in the national ideology but also in much of our Christian theology, my long-time friend and colleague Kelly Brown Douglas offers a powerful, deeply personal answer to the question of what it will take for Black life to truly matter in this country and for God's just future to become a reality for all.--The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church "Douglas takes us with her on a journey in which she gives herself and every other Black person in America good reason to walk away from the Christian faith, and then tells us why she perseveres in hope. In this, her most devastating critique of white supremacy and passionate homage to the faith of her ancestors, Douglas dares us to believe that it's possible to create a world in which Black lives matter." --The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Washington "In this deeply theological and personal book, Kelly Brown Douglas leads us on her faith journey from despair to hope as she probes the deep anti-Black narrative that pervades U.S. society through monuments and silences to affirm that not only do Black lives matter but Black lives do matter. This book is a moving invitation for us all to undertake this journey of faith to find a deep and sustaining resurrection hope that sits with doubt and survives with a bone-deep hope." --Emilie M. Townes, Vanderbilt University Divinity School

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JLNeyhart on all socials

@JLNeyhart

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Neyhart rhymes w/iHeart. Perpetual academic; MDiv, MA Theology & English. Queer Liberation Theologian📚Scholar, Writer, Geek/Nerd🏰they/them🏳️‍🌈Gay/Queer.

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@RobertEllsberg

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Publisher @OrbisBooks, saint-whisperer @GiveUsThisDayLP. #TolstoysTalesofTrump. #MastersofSocialIsolation. Seeking meaning in the sacred and the absurd.

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