CL Nash
Biographic Data
| ID | 8962389 |
|---|---|
| NAME | CL Nash |
| GIVEN NAMES | CL |
| FAMILY NAME | Nash |
| SIGNATURE | NASH C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8693-0070 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Faith in the Fracture
This study examines how Black women navigate spiritual widowhood and cosmological disinheritance in contemporary America through the biblical figure of Ruth. Employing what I call a critical embodied epistemology (CEE)—a womanist methodology integrating Hortense Spillers’ hieroglyphics of the flesh, Michel Foucault’s genealogical analysis, and Emilie Townes’ ethical reimagination—this article analyzes Ruth’s transgressive movements as a template …
Womanist Ethics and the Semiotics of Religious National Power
This article theorizes a womanist semiotics of advocacy by reading the unnamed Shunammite woman of 2 Kings 4—renamed Polet (defender)—alongside Ida B. Wells’ anti-lynching crusade. A womanist semiotics decodes how Black women’s bodies and voices signify within systems of White patriarchal power that simultaneously demand their advocacy while denying them protection. Through close readings of biblical narrative and historical archive, the article …
A Black Woman’s Prophetic Rage
This article identifies a Black, historic woman in Biblical text as an example of the way prophetic rage, as part of the epistemological heritage of the oppressed, operates to push religious boundaries. I do this by first analysing the Syrophoenician woman’s epistemological awareness which she wields to counter the presumption of her innate inferiority. Because her challenge is levelled against Jesus, a renown Jewish rabbi, I use her as a metapho…
Black Women’s Radical Religious Epistemologies in Mahogany and Steepled Towers
The essays in this issue explore the diverse ways in which Black women’s religious epistemologies challenge conventional theological narratives. From the African spiritualities of Nigeria and Jamaica to the anti-colonial politics of Senegal, Sudan, and South Africa, the contributors offer a rich tapestry of perspectives highlighting the radical nature of Black women’s religious knowledge production. Weaving an eclectic spectrum of spiritual pract…
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Black Women’s Radical Religious Epistemologies in Mahogany and Steepled Towers
The essays in this issue explore the diverse ways in which Black women’s religious epistemologies challenge conventional theological narratives. From the African spiritualities of Nigeria and Jamaica to the anti-colonial politics of Senegal, Sudan, and South Africa, the contributors offer a rich tapestry of perspectives highlighting the radical nature of Black women’s religious knowledge production. Weaving an eclectic spectrum of spiritual pract…
A Black Woman’s Prophetic Rage
This article identifies a Black, historic woman in Biblical text as an example of the way prophetic rage, as part of the epistemological heritage of the oppressed, operates to push religious boundaries. I do this by first analysing the Syrophoenician woman’s epistemological awareness which she wields to counter the presumption of her innate inferiority. Because her challenge is levelled against Jesus, a renown Jewish rabbi, I use her as a metapho…
Faith in the Fracture
This study examines how Black women navigate spiritual widowhood and cosmological disinheritance in contemporary America through the biblical figure of Ruth. Employing what I call a critical embodied epistemology (CEE)—a womanist methodology integrating Hortense Spillers’ hieroglyphics of the flesh, Michel Foucault’s genealogical analysis, and Emilie Townes’ ethical reimagination—this article analyzes Ruth’s transgressive movements as a template …
Womanist Ethics and the Semiotics of Religious National Power
This article theorizes a womanist semiotics of advocacy by reading the unnamed Shunammite woman of 2 Kings 4—renamed Polet (defender)—alongside Ida B. Wells’ anti-lynching crusade. A womanist semiotics decodes how Black women’s bodies and voices signify within systems of White patriarchal power that simultaneously demand their advocacy while denying them protection. Through close readings of biblical narrative and historical archive, the article …
Theological Perspectives and Practices (4 works) · Intersectionality (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Race, History, and American Society (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Black theology (1 work) · Christian Theology and Mission (1 work)