FINALIST FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD - A collection of essays and
stories documenting the lived theology and spirituality we need to hear
in order to lean into a more freeing, loving, and liberating faith--from
the hosts of the beloved Truth's Table podcast
"The liberating work of Truth's Table creates breathing room to
finally have those conversations we've been needing to have."--Morgan
Harper Nichols, artist and poet
Once upon a time, an activist, a theologian, and a psychologist walked
into a group chat. Everything was laid out on the table: Dating.
Politics. The Black church. Pop culture. Soon, other Black women began
pulling up chairs to gather round. And so, the Truth's Table podcast
was born.
In their literary debut, co-hosts Christina Edmondson, Michelle Higgins,
and Ekemini Uwan offer stories by Black women and for Black women
examining theology, politics, race, culture, and gender matters through
a Christian lens. For anyone seeking to explore the spiritual dimensions
of hot-button issues within the church, or anyone thirsty to deepen
their faith, Truth's Table provides exactly the survival guide we
need, including:
- Michelle Higgins's unforgettable treatise revealing the way "racial
reconciliation" is a spiritually bankrupt, empty promise that can often
drain us of the ability to do real justice work
- Ekemini Uwan's exploration of Blackness as the image of God in the
past, present, and future
- Christina Edmondson's reimagination of what a more just and liberating
form of church discipline might look like--one that acknowledges and
speaks to the trauma in the room
These essays deliver a compelling theological re-education and pair the
spiritual formation and political education necessary for Black women of
faith.
