The Day God Saw Me as Black, D. Danyelle Thomas
The Day God Saw Me as Black, D. Danyelle Thomas
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The Day God Saw Me as Black
The Journey to Liberated Faith

Author: D. Danyelle Thomas

Narrator: D. Danyelle Thomas, Valerie Boyer

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/29/2024


Synopsis

The Day God Saw Me as Black is a genre-defying, cultural critique of white supremacy in the Black Pentecostal religious experience through the lenses of race, gender, sexual expression, and class analyses. A narrative that weaves between critique and meditation, decolonization and reconciliation, the theoretical and the deeply personal, The Day God Saw Me as Black is an imagining of what could be if we stopped denying ourselves — and each other — full liberation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brandie on January 08, 2025

3.5 Stars......more

Goodreads review by Shayla on November 12, 2024

As someone that is more spiritual than religious these days, I found this book very insightful! The Black church can be a complicated place with patriarchal rule from the pulpit and women reduced to being seen not heard. The author talks about her own journey through this as well and i really apprec......more

Goodreads review by Felicia on January 24, 2025

The Day God Saw Me as Black: The Journey to Liberated Faith is a partial biography of the Black church. It's a partial autobiography of her wrestling with drummed in religion. Phenomenally researched, it will stretch your mind and make most Christians uncomfortable. What it is, is the truth. The Black......more

Goodreads review by Donnakay'sBookWorld on November 13, 2024

Wow! I don't think I've ever been more seen in a novel. What started off as a reminder of the lessons and correlations between organized religion and capitalism quickly evolved. This is such a fantastic exploration of the intersectionality of Christianity and black feminine identity. The author hold......more