Another source for black theology is the faith tradition of African Americans. From this source, it is the Womanist Christ of Kelly Brown Douglas that makes a unique and necessary contribution to black theology. This view of Christ shows us that Jesus not only values the soul but the body; especially black female bodies that have borne much of the pain of white oppression. This honoring of soul and body can be seen in Jesus’ ministry as he healed the sick, fed the hungry, and lived life among the poor. This is the Christ who sides with the oppressed and calls to account “any congenial relationality that oppressive power seeks with sacred authority.”1 Douglas sees the crucifixion event of the Womanist Christ as a protest to the platonized Christian alliance with unjust power inasmuch as it is connected to Jesus’ ministry on earth as well as his resurrection. In this way Jesus’ whole life is seen as redemptive and not just the crucifixion event. This holisic viewpoint stands as a critique of the platonized Christian tradition. This critique has been supported and affirmed by the African American faith tradition through black male and female bodies fighting for freedom and justice against overwhelming odds in a society designed to degrade them
