Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 19, 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | Author, professor, theologian, Methodist Minister |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bennett College (BA) Turner Theological Seminary (MDiv) Union Theological Seminary (MA and PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Womanism, ministry |
| Institutions | Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta |
Jacquelyn Grant (born 1948) is an American theologian, a Methodist minister. Alongside Katie Cannon, Delores S. Williams, and Kelly Brown Douglas, Grant is considered one of the four founders of womanist theology.[1] Womanist theology addresses theology from the viewpoint of Black women, reflecting on both their perspectives and experience in regards to faith and moral standards.[2] Grant is currently the Callaway Professor of Systematic Theology at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.
- ^ "Cannon, Williams, and Womanist Survival". Harvard Divinity Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Keller, Rosemary Skinner (2006). Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in America. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 159. ISBN 0253346851.