The Resource In my grandmother's house : black women, faith, and the stories we inherit, Yolanda Pierce
In my grandmother's house : black women, faith, and the stories we inherit, Yolanda Pierce
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- Summary
- What if the most steadfast faith you'll ever encounter comes from a Black grandmother? The church mothers who raised Yolanda Pierce, dean of Howard University School of Divinity, were busily focused on her survival. In a world hostile to Black women's bodies and spirits, they had to be. 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. 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. A grandmother's theology carries wisdom strong enough for future generations. The Divine has been showing up at the kitchen tables of Black women for a long time. It's time to get to know that God
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 178 pages
- Contents
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- There is a name
- Just above my head
- The work of her hands
- Leaving
- Holy Ghost(ly) silences
- Being present
- Tender love
- A question of safety
- Valley of the shadow of whiteness
- Sacraments
- How can I say thanks?
- Notes on the state of Virginia
- Isbn
- 9781506464718
- Label
- In my grandmother's house : black women, faith, and the stories we inherit
- Title
- In my grandmother's house
- Title remainder
- black women, faith, and the stories we inherit
- Statement of responsibility
- Yolanda Pierce
- Title variation
- Black women, faith, and the stories we inherit
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- What if the most steadfast faith you'll ever encounter comes from a Black grandmother? The church mothers who raised Yolanda Pierce, dean of Howard University School of Divinity, were busily focused on her survival. In a world hostile to Black women's bodies and spirits, they had to be. 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. 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. A grandmother's theology carries wisdom strong enough for future generations. The Divine has been showing up at the kitchen tables of Black women for a long time. It's time to get to know that God
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pierce, Yolanda Nicole
- Dewey number
- 230.089/96073
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Women, Black
- African American women
- Black theology
- Womanist theology
- Religion
- Christianity
- Faith
- United States
- African American women
- Black theology
- Christianity
- Faith
- Religion
- Womanist theology
- Women, Black
- United States
- Label
- In my grandmother's house : black women, faith, and the stories we inherit, Yolanda Pierce
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- There is a name -- Just above my head -- The work of her hands -- Leaving -- Holy Ghost(ly) silences -- Being present -- Tender love -- A question of safety -- Valley of the shadow of whiteness -- Sacraments -- How can I say thanks? -- Notes on the state of Virginia
- Control code
- on1173995273
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 178 pages
- Isbn
- 9781506464718
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1173995273
- Label
- In my grandmother's house : black women, faith, and the stories we inherit, Yolanda Pierce
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- There is a name -- Just above my head -- The work of her hands -- Leaving -- Holy Ghost(ly) silences -- Being present -- Tender love -- A question of safety -- Valley of the shadow of whiteness -- Sacraments -- How can I say thanks? -- Notes on the state of Virginia
- Control code
- on1173995273
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 178 pages
- Isbn
- 9781506464718
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1173995273
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