Katie's Canon Womanism and the Soul of the Black Community

By Katie Geneva Cannon

Book Overview

In her book, the explosive voice of Katie Geneva Cannon as womanist and theological liberation ethicist boldly proclaims the vital presence and contributions of African-American women."
--The Presbyterian Outlook

"Cannon moves easily from the passion of folklore and legend to the conceptually rich...language of ethics and womanist theology. Her role 'is to speak as "one of the canonical boys" and as the "non-canonical other" at one and the same time.' In this, she most assuredly succeeds."
--Library Journal

"Every theologian, student, and lay person should have a copy of Katie's Canon to measure the breadth and depth of their theological commitment. I strongly recommend it."
--James H. Cone

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826410340
• ISBN13: 9780826410344
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

a pleasure to read

This book is a classic. It is a must have for any religion student, women's studies major or African American studies major. Dr. Cannon's writing is beautifully poetic and extremely intellectually stimulating. Her work is rooted in social ethics and deeply sensitive to race, class and gender struggles on multiple levels. As a former student of the author I can also say that this book mirrors her dynamic teaching style of presenting an issue- like an onion peeling back the layers leaving the reader thirsting for more information resulting in tangeting research endeavors, conversations with others and probing for how similar contemporarious issues are developing in modern society right down to local level. I read this book cover to cover and would recommend it highly to anyone who encounters it. They will walk away with a gift only Dr Cannon could give. She is a profound ethicist and gifted educator who ministers to the call for social justice with passion and has the ability to make you think harder than you ever have before. Her book accomplishes this task and her grasp of language and critical concepts pushes the reader to wrap their brain around ideas and statements in a way that will forever change how one digests the written word.