Walking Together to the Promised Land

Abstract

AbstractThis article posits that Black theology of liberation (BTL) focused only on race and class, even when it included patriarchy in its theological vision, thus running the risk of truncating the liberation of Black humanity. The rigidity of patriarchy and the continued tendency of BTL to speak of the Black community as if Black women do not exist is a problem. It is only by debunking and critiquing the androcentric perspectives of Black consciousness and BTL and clarifying, therefore, the type of womanism that might assist in a quest for the comprehensive liberation of Black personhood. This is what is envisioned in this article: a womanism that stands face to face with another’s struggles and lived experiences of Black women and men. This paper identifies the tenets of the dialogue between Black theologies of liberation and womanist theologies and argues for a comprehensive, combined vision that debunks Eurocentric, conquering, and patriarchal systems of knowledge, life, and spirituality.