Christ Divided

Antiblackness as Corporate Vice

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology, Christianity
Cover of the book Christ Divided by Katie Walker Grimes, Fortress Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Katie Walker Grimes ISBN: 9781506438535
Publisher: Fortress Press Publication: November 1, 2017
Imprint: Fortress Press Language: English
Author: Katie Walker Grimes
ISBN: 9781506438535
Publisher: Fortress Press
Publication: November 1, 2017
Imprint: Fortress Press
Language: English

Bringing the wisdom of generations of black Catholics into conversation with contemporary scholarly accounts of racism, Christ Divided diagnoses "antiblackness supremacy" as a corporate vice that inhabits the body of Christ. Antiblackness supremacy operates as a unique form of oppression: it arises from the enduring association of blackness with slave status and plays a foundational role in processes of racialization and racial hierarchy in the United States. In fact, since non-black people often amass power at the expense of black people, much of "white supremacy" is more accurately described as "antiblackness supremacy."
In addition to introducing a new framework of racial analysis, this book proposes a new approach to virtue ethics. Anti-blackness supremacy inhabits not just the biased mind and the individual body, it also resides in the corporate body of the church. But due to the porosity of Christ‘s body, the church cannot reform itself from within. Antiblackness supremacy has twisted even baptism and the Eucharist in its image. In response, the theory of corporate virtue outlined here contemplates the conditions under which the church‘s corporately vicious and necessarily porous body can be made to "do the right thing."

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Bringing the wisdom of generations of black Catholics into conversation with contemporary scholarly accounts of racism, Christ Divided diagnoses "antiblackness supremacy" as a corporate vice that inhabits the body of Christ. Antiblackness supremacy operates as a unique form of oppression: it arises from the enduring association of blackness with slave status and plays a foundational role in processes of racialization and racial hierarchy in the United States. In fact, since non-black people often amass power at the expense of black people, much of "white supremacy" is more accurately described as "antiblackness supremacy."
In addition to introducing a new framework of racial analysis, this book proposes a new approach to virtue ethics. Anti-blackness supremacy inhabits not just the biased mind and the individual body, it also resides in the corporate body of the church. But due to the porosity of Christ‘s body, the church cannot reform itself from within. Antiblackness supremacy has twisted even baptism and the Eucharist in its image. In response, the theory of corporate virtue outlined here contemplates the conditions under which the church‘s corporately vicious and necessarily porous body can be made to "do the right thing."

More books from Fortress Press

Cover of the book Insights from Filmmaking for Analyzing Biblical Narrative by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Exploring Church History by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Behind the Gospels: Understanding the Oral Tradition by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Nurturing Hope by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book The Pentateuch by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book The Practice of Hope by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Thinking About Religious Pluralism by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Making Love with Scripture by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Martin Luther, the Bible, and the Jewish People by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book The New Testament by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Theological Education Underground 1937-1940 DBW 15 by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Introduction to World Religions by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Jesus and Temple by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book Partakers of the Divine by Katie Walker Grimes
Cover of the book A Public God by Katie Walker Grimes
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy