"Rise up and tell it": Go Tell It on the Mountain, #ChurchToo, and James Baldwin's Christian Witnesses
This essay reads James Baldwin’s depiction of women witnessing against a preacher in his novel Go Tell It on the Mountain. It situates him in the company of contemporary #MeToo and #ChurchToo activists and Black theologians who call for accountability and reform in the church through the language of...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2024
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Christianity & literature
Ano: 2024, Volume: 73, Número: 3, Páginas: 417-432 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | CD Cristianismo ; Cultura FD Teologia contextual KAJ Época contemporânea KBQ América do Norte NBC Deus NCF Ética sexual RB Ministério eclesiástico |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
James Baldwin
B Race B #ChurchToo B Witness B #MeToo |
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| Resumo: | This essay reads James Baldwin’s depiction of women witnessing against a preacher in his novel Go Tell It on the Mountain. It situates him in the company of contemporary #MeToo and #ChurchToo activists and Black theologians who call for accountability and reform in the church through the language of witness. Focusing on Baldwin’s witnessing women, the essay considers how the novel speaks into contemporary conversations about abuses of power and the treatment of sexual assault victims within the church. It argues that Baldwin’s novel urges contemporary readers to bear bold witness to their experiences in church and to listen and act in response to the witness of others. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/chy.2024.a940458 |
