Dancing with God: The Trinity from a Womanist Perspective

by Karen Baker-Fletcher

Overview

Dancing With God is an exploration of the divine gifts of courage and grace in the face of evil. Moreover, it is a doctrine of God as the source of that courage. Baker-Fletcher presents an understanding of the work of the Trinity with regard to the problem of crucifixion, a metaphor she uses for unnecessary violence. She develops a process of relational, womanist theology that considers the empathetic omnipresence of God in the midst of unnecessary suffering and the healing power of God in movement of the Holy Spirit. She engages the contributions of a diversity of theologians like Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, Gordon Kaufman, John Cobb, Jr., Majorie Suchocki, Charles Hartshorne, Andrew Sung Park, and Katie Cannon in her discussion of the dance of the Trinity in creation, and the problem of sin, evil, and suffering. Through creative works like that of Alice Walker's The Color Purple and journalist Joyce King's account of the James Byrd, Jr. murder in Jasper County, Texas, Baker-Fletcher reveals the healing, encouraging power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of survivors of unnecessary violence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780827206335
Publisher:	Christian Board of Publication
Publication date:	11/05/2006
Pages:	212
Sales rank:	504,845
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

Karen Baker-Fletcher is professor of systematic theology at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of Dancing With God: A Womanist Perspective on the Trinity and numerous writings on womanist thought, christology, and the relationship between God and creation.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     vi
Preface     ix
Introduction     1
Task, Method, and Context
Renewing Our Minds     14
Our Spiritual Striving     37
The Courage of God in a World of Crucifixion
The Breath of God     52
Even the Rocks Cry Out     75
Your Brother's Blood     91
The Pulse of God     117
More than Suffering     146
Notes     170
Name Index     191
Subject Index     193