The Image of God Considering Holy Solidarity

Teaching Theological Intersectionality

Abstract

The present article is a documentation of applied Womanist pedagogy surrounding the topic of theological intersectionality. The term “Intersectionality” was coined by legal theorist Kimberly Crenshaw in 1989, and addresses overlapping oppressions faced by minoritized individuals in society. However, despite being in use for just over three decades, accounts of theological intersectionality are sparse. As a way of showing the importance of theological intersectionality for the church and beyond, this article is a documentation of teaching the concept of theological intersectionality. The article interlaces constructive proposals for theological intersectionality with reflections on teaching this concept, seeking to be a beginning of the exploration between theology and intersectionality.