Reflection Paper #3

Either Part 1 or specific chapters

1) The author’s thesis/purpose:  What is the author’s point?  What is the author attempting to demonstrate?    

Provide facts and visions of a womanist theology, focusing survival and the story of Hagar. Survival/quality of life tradition

2) A summary of the text:  What are the major assertions/issues?    

Chapter 1

• Discusses the story of Hagar and how it relates to a theology of liberation

Chapter 2

• The role of Black mothers in religion and history

Chapter 3

• Social role surrogacy, coerced and voluntary

Chapter 4

• White racial narcissism and the role of color

Chapter 5

• The wilderness experience and Black women’s spiritual experience

3) Critique of the text with reasons for your assertions:  Is the author convincing?  Are there problems with the author’s argument? What assumptions does the author make?

• Social role surrogacy part is strong

• Why does God tell Hagar to go back to her oppressor?

• Ex of god doing better

  • Never ending flour jar and water jug

  • Loaves and fish miracles

  • Sun literally stands still

  • Parting of the Red sea

  • Daniel surviving in the den of lions