About the Author: Kelly Brown Douglas
Education
Bachelors of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Denison University, 1979;
Masters of Theology, Union Theological Seminary, 1982
Doctor of Philosophy, Union Theological Seminary, 1988
Areas of Scholarly Expertise and Interest
Womanist Theology
Sexuality and Black Church
Recent Publications/Presentations/Performances
Sexuality and the Sacred, Second Edition, ed. With Marvin M. Ellison (WJK Press, 2010)
The Black Body and The Black Church/A Blues Slant (Forthcoming Palgrave Press, Fall 2012)
Goodspeed Lecture, Denison University April 2, 2012
Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture, Virginia Theological Seminary, April 16, 2012
Awards/Significant Accomplishments
Honored As Womanist Legend Black Religious Scholars Group at Womanist Legends Gala, New York, March, 2012;
Scholars Board For Ms. Magazine
First Recipient of Anna Julia Cooper Award, Union of Black Episcopalians, 201
The 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin, an African-American teenager in Florida, and the subsequent acquittal of his killer, brought public attention to controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws. The verdict, as much as the killing, sent shock waves through the African-American community, recalling a history of similar deaths, and the long struggle for justice. On the Sunday morning following the verdict, black preachers around the country addressed the question, "Where is the justice of God? What are we to hope for?" This book is an attempt to take seriously social and theological questions raised by this and similar stories, and to answer black church people's questions of justice and faith in response to the call of God.