{"product_id":"god-is-a-black-woman-christena-cleveland-paperback","title":"God Is a Black Woman -- Christena Cleveland, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this timely, much-needed book--a blend of theology and spiritual memoir--theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural \"whitemalegod\" and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor years, Christena Cleveland spoke about racial reconciliation to congregations, justice organizations, and colleges. But she increasingly felt she could no longer trust in the God she'd been implicitly taught to worship--a white male God who preferentially empowered white men despite his claim to love all people. A God who clearly did not relate to, advocate for, or affirm a Black woman like Christena. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer crisis of faith sent her on an intellectual and spiritual journey through history and across France, on a 400-mile walking pilgrimage to the ancient shrines of Black Madonnas to find healing in the Sacred Black Feminine. \u003ci\u003eGod Is a Black Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is the chronicle of her liberating transformation and a critique of a society shaped by white patriarchal Christianity and culture. Christena reveals how America's collective idea of God as a white man has perpetuated hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression. Integrating her powerful personal story, womanist ideology, as well as theological, historical, and social science research, she invites us to take seriously the truth that God is not white nor male and gives us a new and hopeful path for connecting with the divine and honoring the sacredness of all Black people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy is the image of a white male God so damaging--and what does it take to find a divine presence that truly liberates?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeconstructing Faith: \u003c\/strong\u003e Follow the author's wrenching crisis of faith as she confronts a God who preferentially empowers white men and leaves Black women behind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePilgrimage as Healing: \u003c\/strong\u003e Journey across France on a 400-mile walking pilgrimage to the ancient shrines of Black Madonnas, uncovering a divine presence that offers profound healing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Critique of White Patriarchy: \u003c\/strong\u003e Examine how the collective idea of a white male God has perpetuated hurt and oppression, integrating theological, historical, and social science research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Liberation Theology: \u003c\/strong\u003e Discover a new, hopeful path for honoring the sacredness of all Black people and connecting with a God who stands with the marginalized.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christena Cleveland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.1\" H x 5.4\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780062988799\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damascus Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42369953464414,"sku":"9780062988799","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/7584\/3166\/files\/9780062988799.jpg?v=1774791877","url":"https:\/\/damascusroad.one\/products\/god-is-a-black-woman-christena-cleveland-paperback","provider":"Damascus Road","version":"1.0","type":"link"}