World Rels Test 2

Womanism

Black Feminism
- alice walker
- lived experiences of black women
- restoring black women in academia/theology
- deconstructing colonial mindsets
- unifying ppl into a common struggle

New Religious Movements

- religious groups that emerged in the last 50yrs
- charismatic leader
- insider/outsider perspective
- countercultural

Lourdes, France

major catholic pilgrimage site for the sickly to be healed

Alice Walker

coined the term womanism

New Age

a broad movement characterized by alternative approaches to traditional Western culture, with an interest in spirituality, mysticism, holism, and environmentalism.
- forward looking spiritualism

Biomedicine

western forms of medical knowledge and practice based on biological science

African Womanism

- chikwenye ogunyemi
- mostly for blk woman on the african continent
- ifa influence
- conservative
- more than sex/gender issues like poverty and interethnic wars

Neopagan

- backward looking spiritualism
- fluid and flexable communal organizations
- praxis practices through dance and ritual

Complementary Healing

combines biomedicine and traditional healing

Chikwenye Ogunyemi

creator of african womanism

The Nation of Islam

NRM
advocates for blk ppl as the original ppl of the earth
yt ppl r evil

Curanderismo

mexican traditional medicine

Africana Womanism

- Clenora Hudson-Weems
limited to blk women
- prioritizes racism elimination
- mothering and family emphasis
- in line w blk nationalistic discourse

W D Fard Muhammad

Founder of the Nation of Islam / god come to earth

Conception

no biological meaning

Clenora Hudson-Weems

creator of Africana Womanism

Elijah Muhammad

new messenger of god
nation of islam

Dobbs v. Jackson (2022)

jackson women's health organization only licensced abortion facility in mississipi
SCOTUS overturned roe v wade and planned parenthood vs casey

Black Lives Matter

response to police brutality
began by alicia garza, patrisse cullors and opel tometi
2013

Tribe of Shabazz

blk ppl were the original ppl of earth

Establishment Clause

no law respecting an establishment of religion

Dignity and Power Now

patrisse cullors
- use ifa elements
- blm activists adopting african indigenous religions
- healing, wellness, and resilience

Yakub

yt ppl were created by an evil scientist

Free Exercise Clause

prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion.

Patrisse Cullors

cofounded BLM movement and Dignity and Power Now

Minister Louis Farrakhan

current leader of the NOI

Islamic views on ensoulment

happens after 120 days

Ifa

african indigenous spirituality included in BLM and Dignity and Power Now

Two Buddhisms

buddhism practiced by ethnic asians; communal ethno-religious identity, extensive folk healing practices,
non-ethnic asians practicing western buddhism; personal identity, heavy meditation, individual use of folk healing practices

Ensoulment

the moment a human gains a soul

Liberation Theology

catholic movement emphasizing liberation from social, political, and economic oppression
compassion and solidarity
god vibes w the marginalized more!

Vipassana

10 days of silent contemplation, veg meals, same sex environment
also known as insight meditation; focus on inner self

Pre-existentianism

soul pre-exists the body
mormonism

Gustavo Gutierrez

founder of liberation theology

One-pointedness

focus attention and energy on a singular goal

Traducianism

soul present in sperm and and egg and then come together to make a new soul
catholic

Ezra's Dilemma

uses ezras exile in babylon and dilemma whether to use military force to defend slavery
'riles against mixed marriages between Jews under Greek rule, annuls the marriages to rebuild Israel

Lovingkindness

also known as metta; mentally send goodwill, kindness and warm to others,

Creationism

soul created by god whenever he feels like
judaism, islam, some protestants

Christianity of Christ

Frederick Douglass wanted this, it is good and pure Christianity.

Mindfulness

being accurately and precisely conscious, or aware of the present moment

Christianity of America

This is the Christianity despised by Douglass as it is not good and pure. Because slavery exists, how can you claim to be Christian if you support slavery? Douglass welcomed any religion and even atheism as better than this form of Christianity.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

john kabat zinn; intentionally secular to not scare western world, buddhist meditation minus the buddhism, treats physical and mental illness

Curse of Ham

Because Ham was the father of black people, and because he and his descendants were cursed to be slaves

Transcendental Meditation

transcending surface level awareness through inner silenece; also organization/movement, requires one-on-one w trained teacher

Ronald Pulsor

mindful efforts that combine science and meditative discipline are coping strategies; it does not address systemic injustices

Wakoh Shannon Hickey

meditation is cultural appropriation from buddhism and american meditation sucksss
believes in the benefits of meditation but has concerns w the commodification

Badawy Khitamy

gives western and islamic perspective
pro choice - mothers autonomy, fatal kidney experiment, utilarianism,
pro life - fetus is innocent, human dignity, utilitarianism.
islamic - autonomy as long is it doesnt breach autonomy of others, fetus fundamental rights start at conception, 120 days ensoulment

Lindsey Disney & Larry Poston

gives multiple religious views, high infant death - inevitability of death, low infant death - cruelty of death

Linda Barnes & Susan Sered

spiritual healing more popular in the US, the US focuses more on biomedicine

Delores Williams

womanist, uses alice walkers definiton, emphasizes spirit, womanist theology in christianity

Hebah Farrag

talks about DPN and its connection to ifa and how they use spirituality to support and heal the movement

Martin Luther King, Jr.

U.S. Baptist minister and civil rights leader, has connections to the black church, advocates trust in god and avoiding violence

James Cone

talks about the black church, blackness in christian theology, black liberation

Stephen Elliot

uses christianity and ezra's dilemma to side w the confederacy

Hugh Urban

talks about new age and neopaganism and their popularity, nothing is a cult

Frederick Douglas

distinguishes Christianity of christ and Christianity of america

Sojourner Truth

born christian and then to NRMs
aren't i a woman?