Renita weems bio
Renita weems books...
Renita J. Weems
American biblical scholar, theologian, author and ordained minister
Renita J. Weems | |
|---|---|
| Born | () June 26, (age70) |
| Occupation(s) | Biblical scholar, ethicist, professor, author, ordained minister |
| Discipline | womanist biblical studies, black church studies, feminist biblical criticism, prophetic religion, and black Religious Thought |
| Institutions | Vanderbilt University, Spelman college, American Baptist College |
| Main interests | Womanism, biblical scholarship, ethics and theology |
Renita J.
Weems (born ) is an American Protestant biblical scholar, theologian, author and ordained minister. She is the first black woman to earn a Ph.D.
Rev renita j weems
in Old Testament studies in the United States. She is the Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. She was influenced by the movement in the last half of the 20th century which argues that context matters and shapes our scholarship and understanding of truth.
She is best known for her contributio