Loving the Body: Black Religious Studies and the Erotic (Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice)

Loving the Body: Black Religious Studies and the Erotic (Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice)

by Dwight N . Hopkins (Editor), Anthony B . Pinn (Editor)

Synopsis

In this book, contributors argue that the Black Church must begin to address the significance of sexuality if it is to actually present liberation as a mode of existence that fully appreciates the body. The contributors argue that we not only have to look at the Black Church in this discussion, but also explore black Christianity in general.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 380
Edition: 2004
Publisher: AIAA
Published: 01 Dec 2004

ISBN 10: 1403963258
ISBN 13: 9781403963253

Media Reviews

Loving the Body arrives with miraculous timing. By moving embodiment, pleasure and sexuality to the center of the discussion of black religious studies, the authors call for a new, more inclusive sexual revolution accompanied by a new and more progressive spiritual revolution. These insightful and courageous essays provide provocative new perspectives on one of the most significant and significantly troubled partnerships in African American culture: sexuality and the Black Church. The essays provide a valuable critical framework for scholars and mainstream readers grappling with innovative ways to unite the body and the spirit. - Kimberly Wallace-Sanders, Assistant Professor Graduate Institute of Liberal Arts and Women's Studies, Emory University

Author Bio
Dwight N. Hopkins is Professor of Theology and Director of MA Studies in the Divinity School, University of Chicago, USA.