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Book SynopsisA Womanist Holistic Soteriology: Stitching Fabrics with Fine Threads is a construction of womanist holistic soteriology that is inclusive of many voices and perspectives and promotes communal responsibility. A soteriology which considers notions of personhood, theology, spirituality, and praxeology is one that is holistic, inclusive, and grace-filled.
This soteriological study begins with a historical overview of the development of notions of salvation beginning in Ancient Egyptian thought and the concept of Ma’at—balance, wholeness, and moral ethics. Lahronda Welch Little conducts an exploration of the word “salvation” in different West African languages and reveals more expansive narratives around salvation that do not subjugate human beings, but rather encourage agency and celebrate the beingness of God’s creation.
Grounded in womanist and Black feminist discourse and methodology, this rendition of womanist holistic soteriology holds notions of grace, agency, and spirituality by stitching together interviews with theologians, scholars, and practitioners, utilizing the philosophical concepts of Binary Complementarity and Holism, and sharing what womanist holistic soteriology as praxis looks like in a communal setting.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Unfolding Stories, Entwining Strands: African Notions of Salvation
Chapter Two: Wesleyan Grace and the On-going Work of Salvation for Today
Chapter Three: Womanist Methodology: A Tapestry of Looking Back, Looking Ahead, and Looking Within
Chapter Four: Threads of Black Women’s Theological and Philosophical Discourse in the Retrieval of Salvific Language
Chapter Five: The Weaving Together of Voices and Practices: A Womanist Holistic Soteriology
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