1. Black Feminist Theology
But God

2. Learning objectives Consider the role of patriarchy in the church.
Understand the church as a micro-chasm of society
Use the example of the “church” to better understand election results.

3. Adam and Eve

4. Church Doctrine Women as preachers Homophobia Liberal politics
Conservative politics
Free thinking
Church congregation
Leadership roles

5. Equality compromised Revolutionary ideas Social justice
Black feminist critique of sexism in the church.
Frederic Douglass
Liberty is connect
Historical reality
Hilary Clinton

6. Sojourner Truth Interest convergence….
Who controls whom….patriarchy won.
It could have been equality for all in one fell swoop.

7. Susan B. Anthony

8. Patriarchy in Solidarity with White Supremacy
Control as social capital
Solidarity is undermined by patriarchy
People feel forced to choose between race and gender.
Often choosing race first
Positionality makes this different between Blacks and Whites.

9. Race and Gender Voting Demographics

10. Voting is a reflection of power dynamics
Dog Whistles and voting against interests
Black women at the forefront of using their vote to promote social justice.
Dog Whistles call white voters to support/ignore racist policy.
Dog Whistles call non-white voters to vote against racist positions/propositions

11. Church as Micro-chasm Most institutions are micro-chasms of society.
Reflections of the larger systems that they are a part of.
Feminist outcry of the 1960s
Current situation of women leadership
Black women and feminism/womanism
Where is the place of the Black woman?

12. Women and the Word
Women forced to the pews and restricted from the pulpit
Teaching, but not preaching
Patriarchy in the church was not challenged until recently
Black feminist theology to challenge that practice of subordination
Black women role models from biblical examples.