<i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>: From Womanist and Lyrical Theologies to an Africana Liberation Theology of the Blood
The theme of suffering is intimately tied to the possibilities of the blood as redemptive in theology. Potentially considered a universal pathway to salvation and racial transcendence for people of African descent, “<i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>” asks: Is there redeeming power in the blood f...
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| description | The theme of suffering is intimately tied to the possibilities of the blood as redemptive in theology. Potentially considered a universal pathway to salvation and racial transcendence for people of African descent, “<i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>” asks: Is there redeeming power in the blood for people of African descent? Turning to Womanist and lyrical theologians to postulate an African theological framework which explores redemptive suffering not glorified as inevitable and intricate to the historical Black experience and the church. Lyrical theologians affirm Jesus’ redemptive power of the blood in Hip Hop portraying the ways in which the cross reveals the attributes of God. Womanist theologians challenge the “classical” interpretation of redemptive suffering, illuminating the ways it contributes to Black oppression and wretchedness. Arguably, Womanist and lyrical theologians conjointly point towards liberatory and alternatives to examine redemptive suffering for people of African descent by offering sites to scrutinize and nuance the blood as an indispensable pathway to redemption. An African theological perspective decenters the logics of anti-Blackness proposing suffering is inevitable to Black life and the historical Black experience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-98673e964bf14ab2b52a8afd553cb4742023-11-30T22:18:02ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442022-07-0113868810.3390/rel13080688<i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>: From Womanist and Lyrical Theologies to an Africana Liberation Theology of the BloodTravis T. Harris0M. Nicole Horsley1Editor in Chief, Journal of Hip Hop Studies, Williamsburg, VA 23188, USACenter for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, Ithaca College, Egbert Hall 345, Ithaca, NY 14850, USAThe theme of suffering is intimately tied to the possibilities of the blood as redemptive in theology. Potentially considered a universal pathway to salvation and racial transcendence for people of African descent, “<i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>” asks: Is there redeeming power in the blood for people of African descent? Turning to Womanist and lyrical theologians to postulate an African theological framework which explores redemptive suffering not glorified as inevitable and intricate to the historical Black experience and the church. Lyrical theologians affirm Jesus’ redemptive power of the blood in Hip Hop portraying the ways in which the cross reveals the attributes of God. Womanist theologians challenge the “classical” interpretation of redemptive suffering, illuminating the ways it contributes to Black oppression and wretchedness. Arguably, Womanist and lyrical theologians conjointly point towards liberatory and alternatives to examine redemptive suffering for people of African descent by offering sites to scrutinize and nuance the blood as an indispensable pathway to redemption. An African theological perspective decenters the logics of anti-Blackness proposing suffering is inevitable to Black life and the historical Black experience.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/8/688Womanist theologyLyrical theologyredemptive sufferingthe bloodHip HopRemy Ma |
| spellingShingle | Travis T. Harris M. Nicole Horsley <i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>: From Womanist and Lyrical Theologies to an Africana Liberation Theology of the Blood Religions Womanist theology Lyrical theology redemptive suffering the blood Hip Hop Remy Ma |
| title | <i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>: From Womanist and Lyrical Theologies to an Africana Liberation Theology of the Blood |
| title_full | <i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>: From Womanist and Lyrical Theologies to an Africana Liberation Theology of the Blood |
| title_fullStr | <i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>: From Womanist and Lyrical Theologies to an Africana Liberation Theology of the Blood |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>: From Womanist and Lyrical Theologies to an Africana Liberation Theology of the Blood |
| title_short | <i>Da Blood of Shesus</i>: From Womanist and Lyrical Theologies to an Africana Liberation Theology of the Blood |
| title_sort | i da blood of shesus i from womanist and lyrical theologies to an africana liberation theology of the blood |
| topic | Womanist theology Lyrical theology redemptive suffering the blood Hip Hop Remy Ma |
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