‘Black Feminism and Theology’

Feminist theologians are white in terms of their race and in terms of the nature of the sources they use for the development of their theological perspectives. However, what is often unmentioned is that feminist theologians&s; sources for women&s;s experience refer almost exclusively to White women&s;s experience. White women&s;s experience and Black women&s;s experience are not the same. It would be inaccurate to assert that because feminist theology is White, it is also racist. To be White does not necessarily mean to be racist, though the behavior of Whites makes the distinction difficult. In spite of the negative responses of Black women to the White women&s;s liberation movement described, there has been a growing feminist consciousness among them, coupled with the increased willingness to do an independent analysis of sexism. This is creating an emerging Black perspective on feminism.