Reimagining the Good Life with Amy Julia Becker Deconstruction and Rebuilding with Yolanda Pierce
In an environment of deconstruction, how do we identify what needs to be torn down? And in the midst of the rubble, what are we rebuilding? Dr. Yolanda Pierce, author of In My Grandmother’s House, joins Amy Julia Becker for a conversation about:
- grandmother theology
- deconstructing Christian faith
- Black Jesus and unlearning racial hierarchies
- hope that something true and good and beautiful can be renewed and rebuilt within the church and within our world
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Guest Bio:
“Yolanda Pierce, PhD, is a scholar, writer, womanist theologian, and accomplished administrator in higher education. She was appointed the Founding Director of the Center for African American Religious Life at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). And she currently serves as Professor and Dean of the Howard University School of Divinity.” Dr. Pierce will soon be Dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School.
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Book: In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women, Faith, and the Stories We Inherit
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Connect Online:
- Website: yolandapierce.com
- Twitter: @YNPierce
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For the transcript, go to: amyjuliabecker.com/yolanda-pierce
The transcript will be available within one business day on my website, and a video with closed captions will be available on my YouTube Channel.
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Season 6 of the Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast connects to themes in my latest book, To Be Made Well, which you can order here! Learn more about my writing and speaking at amyjuliabecker.com.
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