ISBN: 9781506464718 Author: Pierce Publisher: Fortress Press. Pierce tells stories that center the experiences of those living on the underside of history, teasing out the tensions. The Divine has been showing up at the kitchen tables of Black women for a long time. Get your In My Grandmothers House here today at the official University of Houston. Now, in the pages of In My Grandmother's House, Pierce reckons with that tradition, building an everyday womanist theology rooted in liberating scriptures, experiences in the Black church, and truths from Black women's lives. Pierce tells stories that center the experiences of those living on the underside of history, teasing out the tensions of race, spirituality, trauma, freedom, resistance, and memory.Ī grandmother's theology carries wisdom strong enough for future generations. Now, in this book, Pierce reckons with that tradition, building an everyday womanist theology rooted in liberating scriptures, experiences in the Black church, and truths from Black women's lives. Born on a former cotton plantation and having fled the terrors of the South, Pierce's grandmother raised her in the faith inherited from those who were enslaved. In a world hostile to Black women's bodies and spirits, they had to be. The church mothers who raised Yolanda Pierce, dean of Howard University School of Divinity, were busily focused on her survival. What if the most steadfast faith you'll ever encounter comes from a Black grandmother?
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