American theologian (1950–2018)
Katie Cannon
Born Katie Geneva Cannon
(1950-01-03 ) January 3, 1950Died August 8, 2018(2018-08-08) (aged 68) Religion Christianity Church Ordained 1974 Congregations served
1974 Ascension Presbyterian Church in New York, New York
Alma mater Thesis Resources for a Constructive Ethic for Black Women with Special Attention to the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston (1983)Influences Discipline Theology Sub-discipline Christian ethics School or tradition Institutions Doctoral students Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas Influenced Ada María Isasi-Díaz [ 2]
Katie Geneva Cannon (January 3, 1950 – August 8, 2018) was an American Christian theologian and ethicist associated with womanist theology and black theology .[ 3] [ 4] In 1974 she became the first African-American woman ordained in the United Presbyterian Church (USA) .[ 5] [ 6]
^ a b Dorrien, Gary (2009). Social Ethics in the Making: Interpreting an American Tradition . Malden, Massachusetts: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 586. ISBN 978-1-405-18687-2 .
^ Isasi-Díaz, Ada María (1994). "The Task of Hispanic Women's Liberation Theology – Mujeristas : Who We Are and What We Are About". In King, Ursula (ed.). Feminist Theology from the Third World: A Reader . Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock (published 2015). p. 405. ISBN 978-1-4982-1997-6 .
^ Copeland, M. Shawn (2007). "Cannon, Katie Geneva" . An Introductory Dictionary of Theology and Religious Studies . Liturgical Press. p. 190. ISBN 9780814658567 .
^ "Katie Geneva Cannon" . Union Presbyterian Seminary . Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2012 .
^ "Katie Geneva Cannon | Union Presbyterian Seminary" . Union Presbyterian Seminary . Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018 .
^ "Dr. Katie Cannon, first black woman ordained in PC (USA), dies at 68 | National Black Presbyterian Caucus (NBPC)" . Nationalnbpc.org. August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .