Embodiment and the New Shape of Black Theological Thought

by Anthony B. Pinn

Book Overview

Black theology tends to be a theology about no-body. Though one might assume that black and womanist theology have already given significant attention to the nature and meaning of black bodies as a theological issue, this inquiry has primarily taken the form of a focus on issues relating to liberation, treating the body in abstract terms rather than focusing on the experiencing of a material, fleshy reality. By focusing on the body as a physical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814767753
• ISBN13: 9780814767757
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"