Dr. Renee K. Harrison, Visiting Assistant Professor and Acting Director of Black Church Studies
Professor Harrison teaches in the area of religious practices and practical theology with an interdisciplinary focus in West African and African American religion and culture, and Black Feminist/Womanist thought. Her work gives particular attention to the antebellum slave period. Her research interests also include the intersection of aesthetics and spirituality, and religious narratives of violence, protest, and healing. Harrison has published several articles and is currently working on two publications, Dancing Ourselves Free: Enslaved Women, Mayhem, and Terrorism in Antebellum America (forthcoming) and "I'm Beautiful and I'm Here": A Black Woman's Guide to Resistance and Healing (forthcoming). She recently completed the doctoral fellowship in Religious Practices and Practical Theology, a joint fellowship with Candler and the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University.
Contact
Dr. Renee K. Harrison
Bishops Hall
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
United States
Phone: 404.727.4196
Fax: 404.727.2494
Email: rkharri@emory.edu
Education
- PhD, Emory University, 2006
- MDiv and MACE, The Interdenominational Theological Center, 2000
- BA, California State University, Northridge, 1984
Publications
- Mayhem and Madness in Antebellum America: Enslaved Women, Violence, and the Art of Resistance (forthcoming)
- I'm Beautiful and I'm Here: A Woman's Guide to Healing From Heartbreak, Violence, and Oppression (forthcoming)