Summary of Christena Cleveland's God Is a Black Woman

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I had traveled to central France to see the Black Madonna of Mauriac, a dark-skinned version of the Virgin Mary. I had longed to see a sacred image of Black femininity, and I was finally able to do so. But I was also nervous about being punished for breaking the rules.
#2 The delegitimizing stereotype of sloppy, dirty, lazy, and worthless is often used against Black people. And women have always been saddled with the mischievous stereotype, especially when we disregard social norms and do unthinkable things like call out a scholar’s racism.
#3 I had to hide out in a European toilet room after setting off the alarm at the basilica of Mauriac. I knew I couldn’t hide my Black skin, so I tried to disguise myself by putting on a hat and black sunglasses.
#4 I was eventually able to hide in a chocolate shop, and the owner, Martine, gave me a corner table away from the window. I was still on edge, waiting for the French police to burst in and arrest me.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Christian Living
• Social Issues
• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 14 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822510029
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Christena Cleveland's God Is a Black Woman
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had traveled to central France to see the Black Madonna of Mauriac, a dark-skinned version of the Virgin Mary. I had longed to see a sacred image of Black femininity, and I was finally able to do so. But I was also nervous about being punished for breaking the rules.

#2

The delegitimizing stereotype of sloppy, dirty, lazy, and worthless is often used against Black people. And women have always been saddled with the mischievous stereotype, especially when we disregard social norms and do unthinkable things like call out a scholar’s racism.

#3

I had to hide out in a European toilet room after setting off the alarm at the basilica of Mauriac. I knew I couldn’t hide my Black skin, so I tried to disguise myself by putting on a hat and black sunglasses.

#4

I was eventually able to hide in a chocolate shop, and the owner, Martine, gave me a corner table away from the window. I was still on edge, waiting for the French police to burst in and arrest me.

#5

I was a five-year-old child when I first experienced the terror of white male God, in the form of a teacher calling me a nigger at Vacation Bible School. The terror continued to grow as I grew up and experienced anti-Blackness in both blatant and almost-undetectable forms.

#6

In 2016, it wasn’t just white VBS teachers calling Black kids niggers. The country was collectively traumatized by the publicized killings of unarmed Black people by armed police.

#7

I visited New Orleans after the 2016 presidential election, and a white sculptor burst into tears when she heard I taught at Duke Divinity School. She expressed the disillusionment many New Orleanians felt in the aftermath of Trump’s victory.

#8

Many people, especially African Americans, have been asking this question for years - where is God in the midst of this.

#9

The idea of God has the power to shape my emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. It affects my emotions by making me feel embarrassed when I’m late, and it affects my thoughts by making me think of time in terms of its monetary value.

#10

The idea of God as a white man, and the culture that stems from it, is very prevalent in American culture. It shapes our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

#11

I began searching for images of the Sacred Black Feminine, a divine being who stands with and for Black women because She is a Black woman. I call Her the Sacred Black Feminine.

#12

The Black Madonna images I saw depicted the fiercely kind Sacred Black Feminine. They showed me that my terror was not only valid but is echoed around the world across racial, gender, religious, and class spectrums.

#13

The Sacred Black Feminine exists in the ashes of life, and She has the power to heal us and make us grow despite white patriarchy’s impact on us.

#14

I knew that in order to truly heal, I would need to bravely examine my burns. I would need to take a deep dive into my past to examine the ways I had been consumed by the white male God’s fire.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I met Des when I was three years old. I instantly recognized her as my kindred-spirit-sister.