Fannie Lou Hamer’s Revolutionary Practical Theology

Karen D. Crozier, Ph.D. (2006), Claremont School of Theology, is founder of Jewel of Justice, a small business servicing women’s personal and professional development. As a former theological educator, she published articles including “The Luminous Darkness of Du Bois’ Double-Consciousness.”

• ForewordRosetta E. RossAcknowledgementsIntroduction1 Christian and Civic Education: Hamer's Alternative, Redemptive Training1 Hamer's Intellect and Training in Perspective2 Family Life and Black Church Training3 SNCC Training and Civic Education4 Christian Biblical and Theological Foundation4.1 Christ4.2 God4.3 The Church and Kingdom of God4.4 Justice and Peace4.5 Land and Labor5 Summary2 Hamer and the Academic Disciplines of Practical, Black, and Womanist Theologies1 Non-Academic and Academic Theologies in Practice2 Roots and Vision of Hamer's Christian Ministry3 Hamer's Invitation to White Academic Practical Theologians4 Summary3 Black Prey, White Predator: Fannie Lou Hamer's Practical Theology of Racial Freedom in the United States "Wilderness"1 Hamer's Practical Theology of Racial Freedom: A Rich Description2 Contextualizing Hamer's Practical Theology of Racial Freedom3 Hamer's Creation Care Advocacy3.1 Land Use and Access3.2 Reproduction and Procreation3.3 Preservation and Conservation4 Hamer's Corrective and Model4 Healing the People, Healing the Land: Fannie Lou Hamer's Theo-Politics of Love1 Love and the Civil Rights Movement: A Snapshot2 Hamer's Theo-Politics of Love: Four Stages3 Hamer's Theo-Politics of Love: Analysis and Outcomes4 Healing Vision and Accolades5 Summary5 Revolutionizing the Diversity and Inclusion Paradigm: Hamer's Leadership for Jubilee and Black Reparations1 Revolutionizing Diversity and Inclusion: A Necessity2 The Powerful Practices of Storytelling and Nonviolent Direct Action3 Hamer's Paradigm of Jubilee and Black Reparations3.1 Christ's Freedom3.2 The Cross3.3 Structural, Systemic Renewal3.4 Black Power3.5 Hamer's Projects4 Hamer's Diversity Praxis and Practical Theology4.1 Appropriating Hamer's Thought Leadership5 Summary6 Hamer's Revolutionary Practical Theology: Sources and Relevance to the Field of Practical Theology1 Hamer's Revolutionary Practical Theology: Sources1.1 Lived Experience1.2 Scripture1.3 Tradition1.4 Reason2 Hamer as a Protowomanist3 The Relevance of Hamer's Revolutionary Practical Theology4 Summary7 Hamer's Revolutionary Practical Theology in and for the Twenty-First Century1 Hamer and Black Lives Matter1.1 General Description and Assessment1.2 The Church1.3 Religious Institutions, Black Women, and Social Movements2 Hamer's International InfluenceConclusionBibliographyIndex

"Dr. Crozier reminds a world that cries out for healing of the patron saint of theo-political practical imagination that is Fannie Lou Hamer. It is more than a biography of Hamer. Crozier offers Hamer's life and work as a call to action for anyone standing for freedom and justice across this nation." – Dr Patrick B. Reyes, Forum for Theological Exploration.