Gifts of Virtue, Alice Walker, and Womanist Ethics (Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice)

Melanie L. Harris Dives Into The Spirituality And Life Work Of Alice Walker, Literary Genius And Poet. Through The Lens Of Womanist Ethics, Harris Takes An Inside Look Into The Virtues And Values That Can Be Lifted From A Study Of Walker's Non-fiction Work. This Work Enlivens The Debate In African And African American Religious Thought About The Fluidity Of Spirituality And Widens The Conversation To Encourage Readers To Embrace Religious Traditions Inclusive Of And Beyond Christianity As The Foundations For Empowerment Of Both Women And Ethical Values--provided By Publisher. Introduction -- A Womanist Story: Alice Walker's Moral Biography -- A Path Set Before Us: Womanist Virtue Method -- Method -- Doing The Work: Building A Womanist Virtue Ethic -- Stay On The Path, Walk The Journey: Values To Hold On -- Take Back Your Life: Virtues To Live By -- Third-wave Womanism: Expanding Womanist Discourse, Making Room For Our Children -- Epilogue: The Gifts Of Alice Walker -- Notes -- Index -- Alice Walker: Work Cited Melanie L. Harris. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Series Editors’ Preface......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1 “A Womanist Story”: Alice Walker’s Moral Biography......Page 28 2 A Path Set before Us: Womanist Virtue Method......Page 62 3 Doing the Work: Building a Womanist Virtue Ethic......Page 72 4 Stay on the Path, Walk the Journey: Values to Hold On......Page 102 5 Take Back Your Life: Virtues to Live By......Page 122 6 Third-Wave Womanism: Expanding Womanist Discourse, Making Room for Our Children......Page 138 Epilogue: The Gifts of Alice Walker......Page 152 Notes......Page 164 Index......Page 186 Alice Walker: Work Cited......Page 190 Melanie L. Harris dives into the spirituality and life work of Alice Walker, literary genius and poet. Through the lens of Womanist ethics, Harris takes an inside look into the virtues and values that can be lifted from a study of Walker s non-fiction work. This work enlivens the debate in African and African American religious thought about the fluidity of spirituality and widens the conversation to encourage readers to embrace religious traditions inclusive of and beyond Christianity as the foundations for empowerment of both women and ethical values.