Breathing Womanist AIR

Breathing Womanist AIR:

AIR: Accepting, Interrogating & Reading Scripture from a Womanist Perspective 

• Guest Presenter: Dr. Angela Parker 
• A Rostered Leaders Day of Professional Development 
• Friday, October 18th, 1-5pm 
• at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church (AKA Fame Church - 1522 14th Ave Seattle)

Description: 

In this day of mutual enrichment, Dr. Angela Parker will discuss  

• How whiteness became the norm in biblical interpretation  
• How to move from whiteness to womanist 

The title “Breathing Womanist Air” is an interpretive proposal of Accepting, Interrogating and Reading (AIR) Scripture from a Womanist perspective.  

What is Womanist?  

The term womanist was derived from African American author and activist Alice Walker, and her 1993 book In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens. In contrast to “girlish”, a gendered term precluding race, Walker coined womanish to signify the African American woman’s experience. This involved womanism as a courageous way to embrace identity as a Black woman, and to serve as an expansive and equitable way of loving other women, themselves and all humanity. 

About Rev. Dr. Angela Parker 

Rev. Dr. Angela Parker is associate professor of New Testament and Greek at McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. She received her M.T.S. from Duke Divinity School and her Ph.D. in Bible, culture, and hermeneutics from Chicago Theological Seminary. Dr. Parker wrote If God Still Breathes, Why Can’t I. She is a regular contributor to the Bible For Normal People podcast and social media account and was also a featured presenter in the 2022 documentary: “1946: the Mistranslation that Shifted a Culture.” 

Location & Registration 

• First African Methodist Episcopal Church - 1522 14th Ave Seattle, WA 
• Parking is available on site at the venue location First American Methodist Episcopal Church. It is also 7 blocks from the Capital Hill Lightrail Station. 
• Coffee and plenty of snacks provided. We encourage participants to gather for dinner afterwards at any of the nearby restaurants.
• Registration is $50 for this day of professional development, or $35 if you are one of our honored guests.

Register HERE