Fannie Lou Hamers Revolutionary Practical Theology Racial and Environmental Justice Concerns (Theology in Practice, 9)

In Fannie Lou Hamers Revolutionary Practical Theology Crozier presents the civil and human rights life and legacy of Hamer through the lens of practical theology. "In Fannie Lou Hamer's Revolutionary Practical Theology Crozier acknowledges, analyses, and constructs the civil and human rights leader's Christian thought and practice. Commonly known for her political activism, Hamer is presented as a religious thought leader whose embodiment of ideas and ideals helped to disrupt and transform the Jim Crow of the South within and beyond electoral politics. Through primary source documents of Hamer's oral history interviews, autobiographical writings, speeches, and multimedia publications on or about her life and legacy, Crozier allows Hamer to have her say on racial and environmental justice concerns. Crozier introduces Hamer as a revolutionary practical theologian who resided on the margins of the church, academy, and society"-- Provided by publisher Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Christian and Civic Education: Hamer's Alternative, Redemptive Training Chapter 2. Hamer and the Academic Disciplines of Practical, Black, and Womanist Theologies Chapter 3. Black Prey, White Predator: Fannie Lou Hamer's Practical Theology of Racial Freedom in the United States ``Wilderness'' Chapter 4. Healing the People, Healing the Land: Fannie Lou Hamer's Theo-Politics of Love Chapter 5. Revolutionizing the Diversity and Inclusion Paradigm: Hamer's Leadership for Jubilee and Black Reparations Chapter 6. Hamer's Revolutionary Practical Theology: Sources and Relevance to the Field of Practical Theology Chapter 7. Hamer's Revolutionary Practical Theology in and for the Twenty-First Century Conclusion Bibliography Index