God Is a Black Woman

De: Christena Cleveland

Narrado por: Robin Eller

In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence.

For years, Christena Cleveland spoke about racial reconciliation to congregations, justice organizations, and colleges. But she increasingly felt she could no longer trust in the God she’d been implicitly taught to worship—a white male God who preferentially empowered white men despite his claim to love all people. A God who clearly did not relate to, advocate for, or affirm a Black woman like Christena.

Her crisis of faith sent her on an intellectual and spiritual journey through history and across France, on a 400-mile walking pilgrimage to the ancient shrines of Black Madonnas to find healing in the Sacred Black Feminine. God Is a Black Woman is the chronicle of her liberating transformation and a critique of a society shaped by white patriarchal Christianity and culture. Christena reveals how America’s collective idea of God as a white man has perpetuated hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression. Integrating her powerful personal story, womanist ideology, as well as theological, historical, and social science research, she invites us to take seriously the truth that God is not white nor male and gives us a new and hopeful path for connecting with the divine and honoring the sacredness of all Black people.

©2022 Christena Cleveland (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Don’t let the voice deter you from the message

This is a powerful book worthy of full engagement. While the narration seemed robotic and not as engaging as the story itself, the message still shines through. I will definitely purchase a physical copy of the book as well. This is a message to be savored over and over again.

Black Madonna

Did not know much about the Black Madonnas. Thank you for that enlightenment! Enjoyed your journey from one Black Woman God to the other.

Surprisingly interesting insights!

A book not written from the perspective that what white men think is right. is always right. Liberating!

Love <3

This book has been so healing and revealing. I’m in love. Thank you Christena <3

Wow

full bodied care & change. nurturing wholeness of Black womanhood/community - IYKYK. uncompromising. intellectual persistence. additive + anti-supremacy.

Beautiful Perspective on Self Mastery

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, as it was recommended to me. I loved the way the story was told, the narrator had a lovely voice, & the story resonated with me.

Deep

"If God is a black woman, then what are you doing to restore her." this is the best question. good read for those who are ready.

Thought provoking.

I’m so grateful to have discovered this book. I appreciated the author’s directness and plain talk. I took notes on the many revelations. It has left me with so much to consider.

Rollercoaster of emotions

This book was suggested to me in a time of dire confusion and the emotional rollercoaster it caused me assisted me in my own awakening. Thank you for sharing your journey and offering a chance of peace and liberation to young black women like me.

Black women are cherished deeply by God!

Amazing volume, thank you for taking the time to explore our theological context of who or what God is.