Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Unit
The Womanist Approaches Unit invites interdisciplinary work by emerging scholars to present papers that engage womanist theory and/or praxis within respective fields of study as a lens for conscious inquiry.
This Unit provides a forum for religious scholarship that engages theoretical and methodological approaches that recognize the four-part definition of a Womanist as defined by Alice Walker. The expanded emphasis of womanist approaches to religion and society nurtures interdisciplinary scholarship, encourages interreligious dialogue, and seeks to engage scholars and practitioners in fields outside the study of religion. We are particularly concerned with fostering scholarship that bridges theory and practice and addresses public justice issues in religion and society.