This week on the Intersectionality thread, Angela sits down with Old Testament scholar Rev. Dr. Renita Weems to talk about how Christians can widen the metaphorical table of Bible interpretation to examine biases, face difficult passages, and be formed by different perspectives. Dr. Weems discusses how race and gender and class represent multiple systems that interrogate our context and should challenge us as we read the Bible in community with one another. As Dr. Weems warns us, "Always remember interpretation is about power and those with power determine which interpretation becomes the dominate one.”
Resources mentioned in the conversation:
Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope by Joan D. Chittister and Franciscan Media
Check out these Mutuality magazine issues from CBE:
Learning Lament, Building Empathy, and Joining our Sisters at the Intersection of Race and Gender
Womanist Theology: Unraveling the Double Bind of Racism and Sexism
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(New Voices) Non-Toxic Masculinity with Zachary Wagner
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(Women and Men Leading Together) Making it Work, in Ministry and at Home with Amy and Mac Smith
(Intersectionality) Rebels Follow Jesus with Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith
(New Voices) Women and Authority in the Early Church with Dr. Nijay Gupta
(Global Impact) Egalitarian Leadership in Christian Humanitarian Organizations with Dr. Beth Birmingham
(Women & Men Leading Together) Mutual (and Reciprocal!) Partnership with Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz and Father Matthew Aughtry
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(New Voices) The Gender of God with Dr. Amy Peeler
(Global Impact) Partnering in East Africa to Bring Human Flourishing with Deborah Asio
(Women & Men) We’re Better Together with Beth Eckloff-Paz
(Intersectionality) Gifted to Lead with Dr. Jeanne Porter King
(New Voices) Jesus and Women with Dr. Lynn Cohick
(Global Impact) Does Good Theology Reduce Gender-Based Violence? With Frankie Quirke
(Women & Men) The Power of “One-Degree Adjustments” with Rev. Tim Breen
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(New Voices) Gendered Socialization and Unearthing Buried Talents with Dr. Susan Harris Howell
(Global Impact) Make Churches Places of Refuge for Gender-Based Violence Survivors
(Men and Women Leading Together) Creating Safe and Thriving Mixed-Gender Partnerships
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