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= Womanist Theology =

Development
Womanist theology developed in dialogue with black theology, particularly as articulated by James Hal Cone. Cone broke new ground in 1969 with the publication of A Black Theology of Liberation, which sought to make sense out of theology from black experience in America. In the book, Cone argued that "God is black" and that God identifies with the struggles of Black Americans for justice and liberation.

In 1985, Katie Cannon published an article entitled "The Emergence of Black Feminist Consciousness." In this article, she used the term womanism to refer to an approach to interpreting the bible that is concerned for Black women's liberation. In 1988, she published Black Womanist Ethics, now considered a classic text in the field.

Biblical scholar Renita Weems published Just a Sister Away: A Womanist Vision of Women's Relationships in the Bible in 1988.

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A revised edition titled, Just a Sister Away: Understanding The Timeless Connection Between Women of Today and Women in the Bible was published in 2005. Weems modified the original chapters and added four new chapters. In both editions, Weems examines selected stories of women in the biblical text and connect them to contemporary realities and relationship of women.

Biblical Interpretation
Womanist theologians use a variety of methods to approach the scripture. Some attempt to find black women within the biblical narrative so as to reclaim the role and identity of black people in general, and black women specifically, within the Bible. Examples include the social ethicist Cheryl Sanders and the womanist theologian Karen Baker-Fletcher. Some approach the Bible "objectively" to critically evaluate text that degrades women and people of color and to offer an African-centered form, to resist male domination and bias, or what could be termed anti-women or androcentric attitudes and forms. Others draw on resources outside the Bible to enhance the plurality and cohesion of the texts along with our life experiences and reject scripture as a whole or part which is seen to serve male interest only. These methods are not separated and can be endorsed together.[citation needed]

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Reference
Townes, Emile (2003). "Womanist Theology" (PDF). Union Seminary Quarterly Review. 57 (3–4): 159–76 – via Vanderbilt University.

Weems, Renita J. (1988) Just a Sister Away:  A Womanist Vision of Women’s Relationships in the Bible. Michigan: LuraMedia. ISBN 9780931055522