Black Liberation Theology Of The Cross: The Definition Of Surrogacy
The definition of surrogacy is the action or state of being a surrogate, and a surrogate is a substitute, especially a person acting for another in a specific role. This is the dictionary definition of surrogacy and a surrogate, but Delores Williams has a different meaning of the word. Black liberation theology was always from the perspective of male, and is a problem according to Williams. Williams describes in her book Sister’s in the Wilderness that black women have been the oppressed group inside the oppression. For nearly four hundred years black women have been treated unfairly.
Surrogacy is something African American women have known about for a long time. During slavery black women were possessed as property by white male owners. These white male owners could do whatever they pleased to their “property.” Often these pleasures were sexual, and black women could do nothing to stop it. They gave their bodies up to rape, and the only way they got through these times was with their faith in God. This is why the church can be described as a two edged sword. One …show more content…
This can be intertwined with African American women and their hardships. African American women suffer for reasons not because of them, and Jesus died on the cross because of our sins, so Jesus can be described as a surrogate according to Williams’s beliefs and definition of the word. Jesus gave himself up because of his love for us. Jesus did not come to us to be a surrogate, he came to us for life. Everyone has the right to live, and this is what Williams is explaining in her correlation between the theology of the cross and African American women. Williams also describes the cross as the evil of humanity/ the oppressor. She then continues to explain how black women cannot ignore the cross, but they can neither glorify it. The cross shows how Jesus gave himself up for the greater good of society, but also is the reason for all the
Surrogacy is something African American women have known about for a long time. During slavery black women were possessed as property by white male owners. These white male owners could do whatever they pleased to their “property.” Often these pleasures were sexual, and black women could do nothing to stop it. They gave their bodies up to rape, and the only way they got through these times was with their faith in God. This is why the church can be described as a two edged sword. One …show more content…
This can be intertwined with African American women and their hardships. African American women suffer for reasons not because of them, and Jesus died on the cross because of our sins, so Jesus can be described as a surrogate according to Williams’s beliefs and definition of the word. Jesus gave himself up because of his love for us. Jesus did not come to us to be a surrogate, he came to us for life. Everyone has the right to live, and this is what Williams is explaining in her correlation between the theology of the cross and African American women. Williams also describes the cross as the evil of humanity/ the oppressor. She then continues to explain how black women cannot ignore the cross, but they can neither glorify it. The cross shows how Jesus gave himself up for the greater good of society, but also is the reason for all the