Amaryah Shaye Armstrong
Biographic Data
| ID | 1603170 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amaryah Shaye Armstrong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amaryah Shaye |
| FAMILY NAME | Armstrong |
| SIGNATURE | ARMSTRONG A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Religion and Culture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1097-9799 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Losing Salvation
This essay argues that critiques of redemption in contemporary black theory necessitate a rethinking of black theology in terms of loss so as to upend the political theological order of redemption and damnation that justifies antiblack governance of thought and existence. Through an immanent reading of political theology's appearance in ostensibly secular black feminist thought, the article shows how these wayward metabolizations of black theolog…
The Apocalyptic Theology of W.E.B. Du Bois
This paper argues that W.E.B. Du Bois’ short stories are a rich source of apocalyptic theology. Reading them apocalyptically, I argue, illuminates how Du Bois employed Christian theological material in order to negate its White supremacist order. Reading Du Bois apocalyptically shows the significance of black cultural production in apocalyptic terms and illuminates the exilic character of black people in modern history, which has led to a unique …
Surrogate Flesh
The growth of fetal personhood laws has led to an increase in carceral responses to the loss of a fetus. This carceral response has had devastating racial effects. This essay situates the carceral management of reproduction within a theological mode of production and reproduction, examining how fetal personhood is culturally produced and reproduced within the context of a theology of Christian redemption and its supersessionist sense of peoplehoo…
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Surrogate Flesh
The growth of fetal personhood laws has led to an increase in carceral responses to the loss of a fetus. This carceral response has had devastating racial effects. This essay situates the carceral management of reproduction within a theological mode of production and reproduction, examining how fetal personhood is culturally produced and reproduced within the context of a theology of Christian redemption and its supersessionist sense of peoplehoo…
The Apocalyptic Theology of W.E.B. Du Bois
This paper argues that W.E.B. Du Bois’ short stories are a rich source of apocalyptic theology. Reading them apocalyptically, I argue, illuminates how Du Bois employed Christian theological material in order to negate its White supremacist order. Reading Du Bois apocalyptically shows the significance of black cultural production in apocalyptic terms and illuminates the exilic character of black people in modern history, which has led to a unique …
Losing Salvation
This essay argues that critiques of redemption in contemporary black theory necessitate a rethinking of black theology in terms of loss so as to upend the political theological order of redemption and damnation that justifies antiblack governance of thought and existence. Through an immanent reading of political theology's appearance in ostensibly secular black feminist thought, the article shows how these wayward metabolizations of black theolog…
Philosophy (3 works) · Theological Perspectives and Practices (3 works) · Black theology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Race, History, and American Society (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Alienation (1 work) · American Political and Social Dynamics (1 work)