Angela D. Sims

A Quilted Life

History & Biography

“This is her story, this is her song, and what an amazing journey! A Quilted Life is a candid account of a life shaped by juxtapositions and informed by a faith-filled and fierce determination to find her own voice, see beauty in a racist world, and be well. With the skill of a master artisan, Meeks’s evolving sense of self provides a glimpse of what might be possible when we see ourselves for who we are and exercise courageous faith to navigate life on our terms.”

Black Suffering

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Black Suffering: Silent Pain, Hidden Hope provides readers an opportunity to think deeply about a collective response to the universality of Black suffering. In an era where increasingly #BlackLivesDontMatter, this text is a timely reminder of the poignant strands of hope that call us individually and collectively to the work of justice.”

Lynching in the United States

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“A compelling collection. May we never forget this aspect of US culture.”

Not Wanting a Thing to Be the Thing

History & Biography

“Shaped by experiential knowing that is informed by a keen awareness of complex systems that disproportionately affect the lives of Black women, Not Wanting a Thing to Be the Thing is a fight story—a revolutionary act born out of a desire to live and thrive. The author’s transparency, vulnerability, and resiliency serve as a warning to Black women, and those who love them, to be attentive to and responsive to one’s body.”

Our Lives Matter

Theology

“Writing in the shadow of mass killings of unarmed black persons in the United States, Lightsey's Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology is a timely publication. This valuable interdisciplinary resource provides a succinct overview of the doctrine of creation that is informed by a discussion on identity. Our Lives Matter challenges readers to move beyond theory and to acknowledge the full humanity of all persons and is a must-read for any who self-identifies as Christian.”

The End of Theological Education

Discipleship & Christian Education

“The End of Theological Education is a clarion call to hear what the Spirit is saying between the times; it is fluid and characterized always by the manner in which God’s work thrives in the midst of change. Through a social-theological-religious interrogation of a professional model and a system that centers whiteness, Ted A. Smith invites readers to imagine what the not yet but possible. This insightful, historically grounded account of the evolution, function, and purpose of theological education should be required reading for all seminary presidents, faculty, governing trustees, accreditors, and denominational leaders.”

The Problem of Black Skin

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“The Problem of Black Skin is a historical analysis, interwoven with contemporary moments, that highlights the roles of society, culture, and religion in human formation. With specific attention to imposed limitations of pigmentocracy, DeWayne R. Stallworth’s socio-religious analysis of the evolution of white resentment, notions of supremacy, and practices of terror serve as a framework for examining Black complicity in advancing theories and practices of anti-blackness. During a time marked by polarization and constructions of otherness, this publication is a major contribution to historical, sociological, religious, and theological studies.”