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Gifts of Virtue, Alice Walker, and Womanist Ethics

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Melanie L. Harris
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Part of the book series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice (BRWT)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Melanie L. Harris
    Pages 1-13

  3. “A Womanist Story”: Alice Walker’s Moral Biography

    • Melanie L. Harris
    Pages 15-48

  4. A Path Set before Us: Womanist Virtue Method

    • Melanie L. Harris
    Pages 49-58

  5. Doing the Work: Building a Womanist Virtue Ethic

    • Melanie L. Harris
    Pages 59-87

  6. Stay on the Path, Walk the Journey: Values to Hold On

    • Melanie L. Harris
    Pages 89-107

  7. Take Back Your Life: Virtues to Live By

    • Melanie L. Harris
    Pages 109-123

  8. Third-Wave Womanism: Expanding Womanist Discourse, Making Room for Our Children

    • Melanie L. Harris
    Pages 125-138

  9. Epilogue

    • Melanie L. Harris
    Pages 139-149

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 151-178
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About this book

Melanie L. Harris dives into the spirituality and life work of Alice Walker, literary genius and poet. Through the lens of Womanist ethics, Harris takes an inside look into the virtues and values that can be lifted from a study of Walker s non-fiction work. This work enlivens the debate in African and African American religious thought about the fluidity of spirituality and widens the conversation to encourage readers to embrace religious traditions inclusive of and beyond Christianity as the foundations for empowerment of both women and ethical values.

About the author

Melanie L. Harris is Associate Professor of Religion and Ethics in the Department of Religion, Texas Christian University, USA.

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