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Bringing to the fore the difficult realities of racism and the sexual violation of women, Traci West argues for a liberative method of Christian social ethics in which the discussion begins, not with generic philosophical concepts, but in the concrete realities of the lives of the socially and economically marginalized. She writes, ?The idea that we?ve ?moved beyond? our society's need for concretely identifying these concerns is a costly lie.? Presenting conscience-jarring stories of individual women's experience and endurance of prejudice, violation, and subjugation, West demonstrates how racism can impact key ideas in Christian ethics, influence government policy on welfare, infect public practice, and invade worship. Concluding with hope-filled testimonies of black women ministers and activists confronting heterosexism in their communities, Disruptive Christian Ethics is a virtual toolkit for how to ?do? ethics. It enables readers to hone their skills at recognizing racial subjugation and demonstrates how to make the transformation of unjust, marginalizing conditions for women key criteria for evaluating society's healthiness.
Synopsis
This book brings to the fore the difficult realities of racism and the sexual violation of women. Traci West argues for a liberative method of Christian social ethics in which the discussion begins not with generic philosophical concepts but in the concrete realities of the lives of the socially and economically marginalized.
Synopsis
DISRUPTIVE CHRISTIAN ETHICS ILLUMINAT3S THE PERSISTANCE OF RACISM AND ITS COMMINGLING WITH SEXISM, AND IT HAMMERS HOME THE POINT THAT CHRISTIAN ETHICS IS SUPPOSED TO DISRUPT THE CORRUPT BUSINESS-AS-USUAL APPROACH TO HUMAN LIFE. THE ANALYSIS OF CHURCH WORSHIP AND WHITE SUPERIORITY IS ESPECIALLY INCISIVE--SHOWING HOW THE VERY CENTER OF THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE, CHRIST'S ATONEMENT FOR HUMAN SIN, HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE TWISTED INTO JUSTIFICATIONS FOR RACISM.
About the Author
Traci C. West is Professor of Ethics and African American Studies at Drew University Theological School in Madison, New Jersey. She is the author of Wounds of the Spirit: Black Women, Violence, and Resistance Ethics.