Black Women’s Knowledge Production

When we speak about Black women's religious epistemologies, doctoral and master's level students frequently ask me about the canon. What should they do about it? Should they ignore it, or should they embrace it? Perhaps we should expand it. There are many reasons that we add to the existing canon of religious scholarship. One of …

Black Women Navigating Academia

If you have ever wondered about the challenges of Academia and the potential toll on your mental health, this brief blog and the following podcast is for you. Why are so many Black women in academic institutions enduring burn out and discouragement? Why are so many severely undervalued? For those in Religious Academia, is the …

Misogynoir to Mishpat (M2M) February Newsletter

Microsoft Stock Image Jan 21st – Unbow Your Heads, Sistahs (mentorship call for papers) February – 2nd – Black Women Navigating Academia (podcast) on Therapy for Black Girls 3rd – Black Women’s Knowledge Production (podcast) on Cite Black Women 4th – Six Black Women at the Center of Gravity in Theological Education 6th – What …

“She Is in Bitter Distress”: A Womanist Ethic of Advocacy

M2M is reposting this article regarding a "womanist ethic of advocacy." It seems a particularly fitting article which we hope you will re-read and share. Within Religious Academia, we are often called upon, as mid career and senior level academics, to advocate for our students and colleagues. In the UK, the PhD is conferred after …

Renita J. Weems, Ph.D.

This was first printed on Oct. 24, 2022.  Rev. Dr. Renita J. Weems is a scholar, public intellectual, ordained Methodist minister, and a trailblazer in the field of womanist Biblical interpretation. She formerly taught at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) and Spelman College (Atlanta, GA). She served as Visiting Distinguished Professor at Howard University Divinity School …

Profile: Prof. Esther Mombo

Prof. Mombo speaks of the Church as a "space of jackets." Who does the Church make room for today?

A New Seed for 2023

Happy New Year! We are sharing a post from the powerful and incomparable Lisa Sharon Harper! She reminds us of our painful past in the US - but it is not the US alone who has to bear the pains of this history. America's painful and shameful past belongs to the world. Throughout the globe, …

The Souls of Womenfolk

“One of the difficulties of doing work on slavery is that we’re still living in a moment where people of African descent are stereotyped and understood through the very same filters,” said Wells-Oghoghomeh.

Words of Wisdom: “I got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals”

The common mistake made by visionaries is asking others their opinions rather than telling them what you need from them to make your idea come to fruition. Greatness doesn't seek permission.

Sistah Shout-Out to Dr. Claudine Gay, Harvard University

While not a religious studies scholar, African descended women should be encouraged by all women who are able to break the glass ceiling of achievements - in all disciplines. We are celebrating another "first." Dr. Claudine Gay was recently appointed the first Black president of Harvard University. Please read below, like and share this historic …