The Divine has been showing up at the kitchen tables of Black women for a long time. Yolanda Pierce brings to the forefront the titans of faith formation, the holders of theological wisdom, the guides who rarely receive credit from the academy for having crafted a faith that endures: Black grandmothers. 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 grandmothers theology carries wisdom strong enough for future generations. 'Within the pages of In My Grandmothers House, Dr. Now, in the pages of In My Grandmothers House, Pierce reckons with that tradition, building an everyday womanist theology rooted in liberating scriptures, experiences in the Black church, and truths from Black womens lives. Her latest book, In My Grandmothers House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We. Born on a former cotton plantation and having fled the terrors of the South, Pierces grandmother raised her in the faith inherited from those who were enslaved. Howard Divinity Dean Yolanda Pierce Talks the Future of Black Faith. In a world hostile to Black womens bodies and spirits, they had to be. What if the most steadfast faith youll 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.
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