Delores S. Williams
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American womanist theologian
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Religious Studies
#356
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#712
Historical Rank
#165
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Theology
#165
World Rank
#409
Historical Rank
#70
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Religious Studies
Delores S. Williams's Degrees
- Masters Theology Yale University
- Bachelors English Tougaloo College
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Why Is Delores S. Williams Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Delores Seneva Williams was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor notable for her formative role in the development of womanist theology and best known for her book Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk. Her writings use black women's experiences as epistemological sources, and she is known for her womanist critique of atonement theories. As opposed to feminist theology, predominantly practiced by white women, and black theology, predominantly practiced by black men, Williams argued that black women's experiences generate critical theological insights and questions.
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