The Black Church is an institution that emerged in rebellion against injustice perpetrated upon black bodies. How is it, then, that black women's oppression persists in black churches? This book engages the Chalcedonian Definition as the starting point for exploring the body as a moral dilemma.

Eboni Marshall Turman is Assistant Research Professor of Black Church Studies at Duke University Divinity School, USA.

Introduction 1. The Politics of Incarnation: A Theological Perspective 2. Moving the Body: The Logic of Incarnation in Theoethical Perspective 3. The Problem of Incarnation: Theorizing the Veil 4. Bodies and Souls: The Moral Problem of "Making Men" 5. Beyond the Veil: Toward a Womanist Ethic of Incarnation 6. On the Parousia: The Black Body Electric Notes Bibliography Index