If It Wasn't for the Women Religion_ Religion & Science and philosopher of social science

and philosopher of social science

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a popular writer and speaker

creative nonfiction

is director of the Institute for Dialogue with Cultures and Religions in Chennai (formerly Madras)

If It Wasn't for the Women Religion_ Religion & Science and philosopher of social scienceThese collected essays examine the roles of women in their churches and communities, the implication of those roles for African American culture, and the tensions and stereotypes that shape societal responses to these roles. Gilkes examines the ways black women and their experience shape the culture and consciousness of the black religious experience, and reflects on some of the crises and conflicts that attend this experience. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes