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Returning with Rebecca CampbellThe Black Madonna with Christena ClevelandIn this episode, I speak with Christena Cleveland about her journey with the Black Madonna. We explored her deep connection to this powerful figure, touching on themes of spirituality, resistance, and the nurturing power of the divine feminine. Christena shared her insights on how the Black Madonna serves as a symbol of empowerment, especially for marginalized communities. We also delved into the importance of prayer, the cosmic and earthly nature of the divine feminine, and the collective strength found in community. Christena offered a beautiful perspective on how we can all connect with the Black Madonna and the transformative...2025-03-0452 min
In Her Image: Finding Heavenly Mother in Scripture, Scholarship, the Arts, Mythology & Everyday Life156. God is a Black Woman with Dr. Christena ClevelandIn this episode of the In Her Image podcast, Dr. Christina Cleveland discusses her journey towards understanding the Divine Feminine through the lens of the Black Madonna. She explores the intersections of race, gender, and spirituality, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the sacredness in all individuals, particularly in marginalized communities. The conversation delves into the challenges of confronting white supremacy and patriarchy within religious spaces, the transformative power of embracing a Black female deity, and the vital role of allyship in fostering justice and healing. Dr. Cleveland's insights encourage listeners to reflect on their own beliefs and actions, ultimately...2025-02-231h 19
God is Not an A**holeEpisode 45: God Is a Black Woman w/ Dr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal which supports a more equitable world by nurturing skillful justice advocacy and the depth to act on it. An award-winning researcher and author, Christena is a Ford Foundation Fellow who has held faculty positions at several institutions of higher education — most recently at Duke University’s Divinity School, where she was the first African-American and first female director of the Duke Center for Reconciliation, and also led a research team investigating self-compassion as a buff...2024-04-1251 minGod is Not an A**holeEpisode 44: God Is a Black Woman w/ Dr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal which supports a more equitable world by nurturing skillful justice advocacy and the depth to act on it. An award-winning researcher and author, Christena is a Ford Foundation Fellow who has held faculty positions at several institutions of higher education — most recently at Duke University’s Divinity School, where she was the first African-American and first female director of the Duke Center for Reconciliation, and also led a research team investigating self-compassion as a buff...2024-04-0537 min
Leaving the Church to Find GodIs God Actually a Black Woman? Dr. Christena Cleveland on Faith, Shame, and Embracing LiberationDr. Christena Cleveland, a beacon of insight in the realms of social psychology, theology, and activism joins us in this episode. Our heartfelt conversation traverses the complex intersections of faith, gender, and justice, unraveling the tapestry of institutional Christianity and the exclusive 'white Jesus' narrative. Dr. Cleveland shares her raw experiences of alienation and sexism within the church and lays bare the systemic issues that have been magnified by movements like #MeToo and #ChurchToo. As we dissect the rise of Trump and the exposure of racism in Christian America, this episode is a testament to the urgency of Dr...2024-03-281h 02
Life After Leaven w/ Tamice Spencer-HelmsEmbracing the Sacred Self: Dr. Christena Cleveland on Spirituality, Identity, and LiberationSend us a textWhen Dr. Christena Cleveland steps into the space of spiritual discourse, she carries with her an air of transformation that's both inspiring and deeply moving. Her journey, marked by a pilgrimage to the Black Madonna and the profound revelations documented in "God is a Black Woman," opens up a dialogue about spiritual liberation that transcends institutional confines. Together, we traverse the landscape of her evolution, from navigating the evangelical church's power imbalances to awakening to a deeper truth, offering listeners an intimate look at the quest for hope and the significance of embracing...2024-02-0139 min
Nomad PodcastChristena Cleveland - A Spirituality of the WombIn this Christmas devotional podcast, Dr Christena Cleveland explores the symbolism of the Black Madonna. In times of dysregulation and uncertainty, the Black Madonna has provided Christena a powerful symbol of love, nurture and connection, allowing her to move from a spirituality of fear to one of trust. Following Christena’s refection, Anna Robinson creates a contemplative space for us to more deeply reflect and experience this womb-like space of safety and trust. Jay Hulme then reads a poem about Julian of Norwich, the 14th Century mystic who experienced a radical connection with the divine fe...2023-12-2048 min
The Collective TableChristena Cleveland: God Is A Black WomanGod Is a Black Woman is the chronicle of Christena Cleveland’s liberating transformation and a critique of a society shaped by white patriarchal Christianity and culture. Christena reveals how America’s collective idea of God as a white man has perpetuated hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression. Integrating her powerful personal story, womanist ideology, as well as theological, historical, and social science research, she invites us to take seriously the truth that God is not white nor male and gives us a new and hopeful path for connecting with the divine and honoring the sacredness of all Blac...2023-06-3059 min
Freedom Road PodcastChristena Cleveland: I'm Too Sacred For ThisOn this episode, we are joined by Christena Cleveland, a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk.Christena has been on a living pilgrimage of transformation recently—the decolonizing pilgrimage. One of the products of this transformational journey was Christena’s awe-inspiring book, God is a Black Woman, which dropped onto bookstore shelves in February 2022. She’s also built a powerful Patreon community that is doing the work of decolonizing their faith and their minds...2023-03-141h 21
Breaking Down PatriarchyGod is a Black Woman - with author Dr. Christena ClevelandAmy is joined by Dr. Christena Cleveland to discuss her book God is a Black Woman and unpack our assumptions about divinity, gender, and race.Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation.A weaver of Black liberation and the sacred feminine, Dr. Cleveland integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and art to stimulate our spiritual imaginations. She...2023-02-2157 min
Solving the Riddle of Being HumanGod Is a Black Woman - with Christena ClevelandThis week, Sah welcomes Christena Cleveland, Ph.D., a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts.In this episode, Sah and Christena discuss...the quest for perfection and how anti-spiritual that mentality can behow we can take back our sovereign power over how we interact with the world.soma...2022-12-251h 07
The Revelation ProjectEpisode 152: Dr. Christena Cleveland - God is a Black WomanAn act of desperation often leads us to revelation, which was also the case for Dr. Christena Cleveland as she set out for a solo 400-mile track across rural France in search of The Black Madonna.
This conversation was so rich and powerful. I absolutely loved unpacking Dr. Cleveland's story and her future vision for what is possible in the world where women permit themselves to find their divinity within their own female bodies.
Christena Cleveland, Ph.D., is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the...2022-11-301h 10
Queer TheologyGod is a Black Woman with Dr. Christena ClevelandWe’re so excited to kick off a winter guest series with an amazing line up of insightful and inspiring interviews. For our first episode in this series, we have a conversation with the remarkable Dr. Christena Cleveland. Dr. Cleveland is an author, activist and a founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk. Tune in as Fr. Shay talks with Dr. Cleveland about her journey to find the Black Madonna and the Sacred Feminine, what that means for her view of the white, male god and her evangelical upbringing, an...2022-11-0644 min
Holy Heretics: Losing Religion and Finding JesusGod is a Black Woman w/ Dr. Christena Cleveland“The Spirit of God, She has made me, and the breath of the nursing God, She gives me life.” - Job 33:4When you close your eyes and envision God, who do you see? Like me, you probably envision God as an old, white male sitting on a throne looking down from on high with an air of judgment and anger toward the world. This is the god of authoritarianism, patriarchy, domination, and purity culture and he’s been entrenched in our hearts and minds for years. But what if we’ve gotten God wrong all along? What if inste...2022-11-0155 min
200churches Podcast: Ministry Encouragement for Pastors of Small ChurchesEpisode 403 - What We Learned From A Black Woman Theologian with Christena ClevelandThis conversation Jonny and I had with that Jonny and I had with Christena Cleveland was eye opening and enlightening. It helped us to see the world from another person's perspective.Before Tamir Rice, George Floyd, and so many others - we had this conversation with Christena. We know you'll be encouraged and learn...Christena's book - DisUnity In Christ - Uncovering the hidden forces that keep us apart... is HERE.2022-10-1946 min
henrinouwensocietyHenri Nouwen, Now & Then Podcast | Dr. Christena Cleveland "God Is a Black Woman"In this episode of Henri Nouwen, Now & Then, Dr. Christena Cleveland, author of "God Is a Black Woman", opens up about her crisis of faith and challenges us to reimagine God’s colour and gender.
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Spiritually Inspired: thought-provoking show that explores spirituality, consciousness, and energy healingSpiritually Inspired with Christena Cleveland, author and activist.Send us a textDr. Christena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts.She is the author of the book, God is a Black Woman.www.christenacleveland.comResources:www.claudiumurgan.comwww.patreon.com...2022-08-191h 00
God, Sex, and SangriaEp. 39 Christena Cleveland on God is a Black WomanChristena Cleveland joins Lurie to discuss her new book, God is a Black Woman. This book is part theology, part sociology, and part spiritual narative. Christena artfully uncovers and shares her journey to studying the Black Madonna and discusses how it is that the White Male God took over Christianity.
You can find out more about Christena's work here: https://www.christenacleveland.com/god-is-a-black-woman
Enjoy this episode and as always, we talk about sensitive topics so be mindful of who's nearby if you're listening without headphones.
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Love Period with Rev. Dr. Jacqui LewisGod is a Black Woman with Dr. Christena Cleveland PhDAre you open to a new vision of God? Dr. Christena Cleveland joins Jacqui for the first episode of the third season. In this revolutionary conversation, Rev. Jacqui Lewis and Christena Cleveland, author of God Is a Black Woman, talk about the power of encountering embodied symbols of the Divine that can move us toward greater expansion, hope, and love for one another. Together, they invite you, the listener, to let go of a vision of God who is small minded, fearful, and oppressive in exchange for an expansive God who encourages us to live in an overflowing river of...2022-07-2039 min
Tent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseChristena Cleveland, sacred black female spaces and liberty from whitemalegodJoin Natasha Beckles and Natalia Nana in conversation with Christena Cleveland. Dr Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Her new book is entitled God is a Black Woman. Her new book is entitled God is a Black Woman.Dr. Cleveland’s websit...2022-07-0559 min
This Is Not Church PodcastGod Is A Black Woman: A Conversation With Christena ClevelandIn this episode we chat with Christena Cleveland.
Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation.
A weaver of Black liberation and the sacred feminine, Dr. Cleveland integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and art to stimulate our spiritual imaginations. She recently completed her third full-length book, God is a Black Woman (HarperOne), which details her 400-mile walk...2022-06-061h 01
Permission To BEA Healing Journey w/ Dr. Christena ClevelandDr. Christena Cleveland joins Tommy, Olivia, and Becka for a conversation centered around her past and current healing journey guided by the Sacred Black Feminine. During their conversation Dr. Cleveland also talks about her new book, "God is A Black Woman."
If you would like to learn more in community and/or help support the creation of the Permission To Be Podcast please go to https://www.patreon.com/tommyallgood
For this episode's show notes and to learn more about the work Dr. Christena Cleveland is doing, go to PermisisonToBePodcast.com
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For The Love With Jen Hatmaker PodcastWho Says God is a White Man? Finding Ourselves in the Divine with Dr. Christena ClevelandWe’re back with a fourth episode in this powerful series; For the Love of Faith Shakers. As many of uswho might have come from a Western evangelical Christian community, we were presented a God thathas a strong patriarchal presence. As we dig into the history of that, we learn that this image has beencrafted, held together and governed by men, as those in power tend to shape the deities as they want to see them. However, history–the same written and oral history that gives us the basis for the...2022-03-221h 03
Please Say Black“I’m Too Sacred for That” with Dr. Christena ClevelandDr.Christena Cleveland joins me for the premiere episode of Please Say Black. Dr. Cleveland expands upon her latest book, God is a Black Woman. Dr. Cleveland shares the significance of self-compassion in Black Liberation and communal healing. Together, we hold space to name the sacredness of Blackness. During this episode, Christina mentions the significance of Palestian theology and I also talk about Claudette Colvin. To find out more about Dr. Christena’s work check out her website and feel free to purchase your copy of God is a Black Woman here. Lastly, join the spring Black Book Exchange at e...2022-03-1145 min
Nomad PodcastChristena Cleveland - God Is a Black Woman In this episode we speak with social psychologist, theologian, activist and author of God Is a Black Woman, Dr Christena Cleveland. Christena speaks with us about her journey of unmasking the white male image of God and the hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression it has caused. Christena shares with us the intellectual and spiritual journey that led her to the sacred black feminine and the discovery of a new and hopeful way of connecting with the divine and honouring the sacredness of all black people. After the interview Nomad...2022-03-101h 57
Anam Cara: A Friend on the JourneyEpisode 25 Dr. Christena Cleveland: God is a Black WomanDr. Christena Cleveland is a public theologian and social psychologist and author of the newly released book “God is a Black Woman”. In this episode Dr. Cleveland shares her journey from being a columnist for the evangelical magazine “Christianity Today” to working to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the sacred black feminine.You can find out more about Christina through her website: https://www.christenacleveland.com/ and her work at the Center for Justice and Renewal: www.justiceandrenewal.org2022-03-1032 min
Dear Soft Black Woman10. God is a Black Woman w/ Dr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation.A weaver of Black liberation and the sacred feminine, Dr. Cleveland integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and art to stimulate our spiritual imaginations. She recently completed her third full-length book, God is a Black Woman (HarperOne), which details her 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of ancient Bla...2022-03-071h 08
A People's TheologyChristena Cleveland: Why God is a Black WomanThis episode of A People's Theology is sponsored by United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Receive a $1,000 scholarship when you apply and are admitted:unitedseminary.edu/apeoplestheologyMason chats with Christena Cleveland about her new book, God is a Black Woman. They chat about what the white male God and black woman God mean and why black woman God can lead to liberation.Guest Bio/Info:Christena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is also the author of the recent book God is...2022-03-0249 min
Studio Noize: Black Art PodcastSacred and Divine w/ theologian Dr. Christena ClevelandWelcome back public theologian, writer, and activist Dr. Christena Cleveland to the Noize! Christena’ new book God Is A Black Woman is out now and she returns to the podcast to talk about it. We talk about her journey finding the Black Madonnas, the revelations that come from accepting her sacredness, and how art and theology intersect with our spiritual beliefs. We talk more about her love for art and some of her favorite creators. Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode 132 topics include:God Is A Black Women book Black Madonnas in France2022-03-011h 07
The Time of the Feminine - A Global Sisterhood PodcastChristena Cleveland: God is a Black WomanThe divine is not limited to one specific gender or race but for most of us, we’ve been conditioned to believe that the only acceptable form of God is that of a white male. This limited patriarchal view of religion breeds misogyny and white supremacy. As a black woman, Christena Cleveland finds this to be very problematic. She started challenging the notion of an exclusively white God when her religious community didn’t seem to be bothered by Trump’s allegations of sexual assault. They also seem apathetic towards the Black Lives Matter movement. The conventional image o...2022-02-2456 min
Deconstruct To CuriocityGod Is A Black Woman - Christena Cleveland, PhD.CHRISTENA CLEVELAND Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena’s work has appeared in magazines ranging from Essence to Christianity Today. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts. http://christenacleveland.com ; http://patreon.com/cscleve @christenacleveland @deconstruct.pod @laurendeleary @adamfrost.official2022-02-2147 min
Home to HerThe Sacred Black Feminine with Christena ClevelandYou can learn more about Dr. Christena Cleveland and her work at her website, www.christenacleveland.com, as well as at https://www.sacredfolk.com/. Christena’s new book, God is a Black Woman, is available everywhere books are sold. Here’s a list of Black-owned, independent bookstores: https://bookshop.org/lists/black-owned-bookstores-2021You can also support Christena’s work on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/cscleve. The Palestinian Liberation Theologian Christena described is Naim Ateek, and his book, Justice and Only Justice, can be found here: https://www.orbisbooks.com/justice-and-only-justice.html
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Her Story SpeaksDr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. A weaver of Black liberation and the sacred feminine, Dr. Cleveland integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and art to stimulate our spiritual imaginations. She recently completed her third full-length book, God is a Black Woman (HarperOne), which details her 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of ancient Black Madonna statues, and examines...2022-02-1046 minHer Story SpeaksDr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. A weaver of Black liberation and the sacred feminine, Dr. Cleveland integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and art to stimulate our spiritual imaginations. She recently completed her third full-length book, God is a Black Woman (HarperOne), which details her 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of ancient Black Madonna statues, and examines...2022-02-1046 min
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In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence. For years, Christena Cleveland spoke about racial reconciliation to congregations, justice organizations, and coll...2022-02-087h 40Discover The Transformative Full Audiobook Now, Thriller Fans!God Is a Black Woman by Christena ClevelandPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549503to listen full audiobooks.
Title: God Is a Black Woman
Author: Christena Cleveland
Narrator: Robin Eller
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
Release date: February 8, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence. For years, Christena Cleveland spoke about racial reconciliation to congregations, justice organizations, and...2022-02-087h 40
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In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural whitemalegod and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence.
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Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceGod Is a Black Woman by Christena ClevelandPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God Is a Black Woman Author: Christena Cleveland Narrator: Robin Eller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence. For years, Christena Cleveland spoke about racial reconciliation to congregations, justice orga...2022-02-0805 min
Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsGod Is a Black Woman by Christena ClevelandPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God Is a Black Woman Author: Christena Cleveland Narrator: Robin Eller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence. For years, Christena Cleveland spoke about racial reconciliation to congregations, justice organizations, and...2022-02-0805 minFind Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsGod Is a Black Woman by Christena ClevelandPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549503to listen full audiobooks.
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Author: Christena Cleveland
Narrator: Robin Eller
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
Release date: February 8, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence. For years, Christena Cleveland spoke about racial reconciliation to congregations, justice organizations, and coll...2022-02-087h 40Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Religion & Spirituality, ChristianityGod Is a Black Woman by Christena ClevelandPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/549503to listen full audiobooks.
Title: God Is a Black Woman
Author: Christena Cleveland
Narrator: Robin Eller
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
Release date: February 8, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
In this timely, much-needed book, theologian, social psychologist, and activist Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural “whitemalegod” and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine, introducing a Black Female God who imbues us with hope, healing, and liberating presence. For years, Christena Cleveland spoke about racial reconciliation to congregations, justice organizations, and coll...2022-02-087h 40
ExistentialEpisode 80 (I’m Sacred Too) with Dr. Christena ClevelandChristena Cleveland, Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
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2022-01-2644 min
The Kinship Collective with Mark Fields26. Christena Cleveland Ph.D. - Is God a Black Woman?We sat down with Christena Cleveland Ph.D. to talk about her new book "God is a Black Woman". She shared how her recovery journey with Bulimia led to being able to name the God she needed, expedited her deconstruction and instigated a pilgrimage to know more deeply the Sacred Black Feminine. Then we reimagined Genesis 16:7-14 and the extraordinary dignity honored in Hagar and the invitation to personal spiritual authority.
Follow Christena on instagram @ChristenaCleveland and learn more about (AND PRE-ORDER) "God is a Black Woman" at https://www.christenacleveland.com/
Check out our new website https://www.thekinshipcollective.com...2022-01-1857 min
SunspotsChristena Cleveland, part 2In this edition of SunSpots, we’re going back to November 14th of last year when the Network for Dismantling Racism hosted a conversation with activist, public theologian, and author Christena Cleveland, Ph.D.Today’s episode is from the afternoon session with Christena where she reflected on how the Church has responded (or not responded) to events like the Tulsa Race Massacre and what the Church's role is and should be in movements like Black Lives Matter.This is part two of that afternoon session, featuring the Question and Answer discussion.2021-06-0930 minSunspotsChristena Cleveland, part 1In this edition of SunSpots, we’re going back to November 14th of last year when the Network for Dismantling Racism hosted a conversation with activist, public theologian, and author Christena Cleveland, Ph.D.Today’s episode is from the afternoon session with Christena where she reflected on how the Church has responded (or not responded) to events like the Tulsa Race Massacre and what the Church's role is and should be in movements like Black Lives Matter.This is part one of that afternoon session. On a future episode, we will feature the Question and...2021-05-2656 min
Red Lips & Eye Rolls the PodcastEpisode 55: BLACK LIBERATION AND THE SACRED FEMININE with Dr. Christena ClevelandIn this episode I chat with Dr. Christena Cleveland, we dive into a beautiful conversation about Black liberation and the sacred feminine. We talk about her 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of ancient Black Madonna statues, and how she examines the relationship among race, gender, and cultural perceptions of the Divine.Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal, a non-profit dedicated to helping justice advocates sharpen their understanding of the social...2021-02-011h 00
Seminary DropoutOnRamp S3E1: Welcome Back! Kerri Introduces The Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Leadership ModelBe sure to listen to seasons 1 & 2 before starting season 3! 7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living2020-06-1700 minSeminary Dropout217 – Real Life Epidemiologist, Dr. Emily Smith Answers Our Covid 19 Questions.
This Week on Seminary Dropout…
Emily Smith, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences at Baylor University, is an adjunct assistant professor at DGHI. Her research interests include global surgery, health systems strengthening in low-income countries, capacity building and surgical service scale-up modeling. Currently, her research takes place in Uganda, Nigeria, Somaliland and Latin America.
Before joining the faculty at Baylor, Dr. Smith was a research scholar at DGHI for two years. Prior to DGHI, her work at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) involved utilizing epid...2020-05-091h 05Seminary Dropout216 – Are Christians Supposed to be Pacifists? With Ron Sider.
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Ronald J. Sider, whose book Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger has been called one of the top 100 books in religion in the twentieth century, is a well-known evangelical speaker, writer, and editor. Holding a PhD in history from Yale University, Ron Sider is president of Evangelicals for Social Action, director of the Sider Center on Ministry and Public Policy, and a professor at Palmer Theological Seminary. He is also a contributing editor of Christianity Today and an ordained minister in the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. Sider has written more th...2020-04-2549 min
No Small Thing086: Christena Cleveland 2Christena Cleveland is helping us re-imagine God in a way that prioritizes the marginalized and helps us see God through diversity. Her perspective is a crucial element in helping people who seek to pursue and enact a robust understanding of justice live that out in an effective way. She is helping us discover God in ways that are healing and necessarily transformative.2020-02-0356 minSeminary Dropout215 – Cyd & Jeff Holsclaw On Their New Book “Does God Really Like Me?: Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us”
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Cyd Holsclaw is a pastor at Vineyard North in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as well as a ministry and life coach and spiritual director.
Geoff Holsclaw (PhD, Marquette University) is also a pastor at Vineyard North, as well as affiliate professor of theology at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois, and coauthor of Prodigal Christianity.
“I guess I believe that God loves me. But does he like me?” We all know what it’s like to feel overlooked, disconnected, and ashamed. We might believe in God’s love in the abstract...2020-01-3146 minSeminary Dropout214 – Matthew Bates, Author of “Gospel Allegiance”. Do We Even Know What the Gospel Is?!
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Matthew W. Bates (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is associate professor of theology at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois. He is the author of Salvation by Allegiance Alone, named the Jesus Creed 2017 Book of the Year and one of the Best Books of 2017 by Englewood Review of Books. He has also written The Birth of the Trinity and The Hermeneutics of the Apostolic Proclamation. Bates is cofounder and cohost of the popular OnScript podcast.
Is faith in Jesus enough for salvation? Perhaps, says Matthew Bates, but we’re missing pieces of t...2020-01-171h 09Seminary Dropout213 – Noemi Vega Quiñones, Co-Author of ‘Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence’
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Noemi Vega Quiñones leads as the South Texas area ministry director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. She moved with her family from Mexico to the United States when she was five and grew up in the central coast of California. She has been an adjunct professor at Fresno Pacific University Biblical Seminary and has written for The Well and The High Calling.
God calls Latinas to lives of influence. He created his Latina daughters to partner with him, live...2019-12-1729 min
Upside Down PodcastEpisode 62 - The Gender & Ethnicity of God with Dr. Christena ClevelandDr. Christena Cleveland leads Kayla and Lindsy in a conversation exploring how cultural perceptions of race and gender impact the way we view God.In this episode, we:Learn how Christena's background influenced how she views ethnicity and feminityQuestion how Christians arrived at a male perception of GodUnpack what heals inside of us when we imagine God as MotherExplore the intersectionality of race and genderAddress the language of empire and the work to remove feminine language in scriptureDive...2019-12-1750 min