Katie's Canon Womanism and the Soul of the Black Community - by Katie Geneva Cannon (Paperback)

About the Book

This canon is African American women's literary tradition: a tradition which joins the "real-lived" texture of African American life and the oral-aural cultural values passed on by one generation to the next. "This is vintage Katie Cannon--challenging, prophetic, self-critical, and womanist to the bone".--Cornel West.

Book Synopsis

In her book, the explosive voice of Katie Geneva Cannon as womanist and theological liberation ethicist boldly proclaims the vital presence and contributions of African-American women."
--The Presbyterian Outlook

"Cannon moves easily from the passion of folklore and legend to the conceptually rich...language of ethics and womanist theology. Her role 'is to speak as "one of the canonical boys" and as the "non-canonical other" at one and the same time.' In this, she most assuredly succeeds."
--Library Journal

"Every theologian, student, and lay person should have a copy of Katie's Canon to measure the breadth and depth of their theological commitment. I strongly recommend it."
--James H. Cone

Review Quotes

"In her book Katie's Canon, the explosive voice of Katie Geneva Cannon as womanist and theological liberation ethicist boldly proclaims the vital presence and contributions of African American women."--The Presbyterian Outlook

"This is vintage Katie Cannon - challenging, prophetic, self-critical, and womanist to the bone."--Cornel West

"Provocative and enlightening."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Katie G. Cannon is Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia. She is the author of Katie's Canon: Womanism and the Soul of the Black Community.