Contributors 5 Dedication 7 Editorial Angela Sims, Guest Editor 9 Black Womanist Consciousness: Economic and Border Thoughts Emilie M. Townes This essay uses Katie Geneva Cannon’s notion of Black womanist consciousness as a methodological tool to discuss the contours of our contemporary economic and immigration debates. 17 Katie Cannon’s Non-canonical Canon Peter J. Paris This essay provides a broad overview of Katie Geneva Canon’s contribution to Christian Social Ethics by introducing womanist thought to theological and ethical studies. 23 Katie Cannon’s Enduring Contribution to Christian Ethics David P. Gushee Katie Cannon is described as the creator of womanist ethics, a once-new, now permanent part of the field of Christian ethics. Ten themes in her work are named, and the author elaborates on how each of these themes has worked its way into his own understanding of Christian ethics. 31 I Come From A Place: Reflections on Katie Cannon’s Womanist Classroom Charlene Jin Lee This essay honors the teaching legacy of Katie Geneva Cannon. The renowned social ethicist, theologian, and womanist scholar was foremost a beloved teacher. Her former student reflects on Cannon’s embodied teaching praxis that contends for the historical survival of the particular self. Weaving personal narrative and curriculum theory, the essay supplies intimate glimpses into the expansive and liberative learning space Cannon nurtured in her classrooms. 38 Cross Exposure: Narrative Healthcare and Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon’s Womanist Theology of the Cross Andrew Taylor-Troutman This essay begins with a brief meditation on the meaning of “Good” Friday, the Christian day of remembrance of the torturous death of Jesus, then shifts to apply the multiplicity of meanings of the term “exposure” to the appendix in Dr. Cannon’s book Katie’s Canon. Dr. Cannon’s intensely personal narrative about her childhood becomes an invitation for readers to consider their own life stories, as demonstrated by a case study from a Narrative Healthcare workshop. While womanist theology has identified problematic aspects in the tradition of Christian theology about the cross, the claim here is that “cross exposure” between the disciplines of womanist theology and Narrative Healthcare leads to understanding the cross as an act of “atone-moment” by the Trinity, which allows individuals to affirm themselves in the larger story of redemption. This application of the interdisciplinary, collaborative nature of womanist studies is offered in memory of Dr. Cannon by a former student. 46 The Dance of Redemption and the Women’s March: A Choreography and a Conversation Valerie Elverton Dixon 52 Between the World and Me: Rituals for Crossing Over, in Memory of Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon Linda E. Thomas Katie Cannon’s scholarship offers commentary, challenges, and cautions, and it provides sources and norms that constitute a hermeneutic for Black women’s moral agency. She advances intellectual freedom through visionary, if not unorthodox, teaching and performance that leads to revolutionary possibilities. She foregrounds the varied ways of knowing passed on to us by ancient and sage folkways and lived morals by drawing on classic oral texts. 60 Katie Geneva Cannon Was a Waymaker Reggie L. Williams Faith must be guided by norms that emphasize justice, communal uplift, and collective well-being. A Christian concern for justice allows for vision that sees oppression and honors the image of God in the face of all of God’s children. The Rev. Dr. Cannon was a waymaker who helped figure that out. Volume 74 Number 1 In This Issue January 2020 Katie Geneva Cannon Major Reviews 77 Roots Matter: Healing History, Honoring Heritage, Renewing Hope by Paula Owens Parker Alison Gise Johnson 79 The Old Testament is Dying: A Diagnosis and Recommended Treatment by Brent A. Strawn Brennan Breed 82 An Early History of Compassion: Emotion and Imagination in Hellenistic Judaism by Françoise Mirguet F. Scott Spencer 84 Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts: Bearing Witness to the Triune God by Jeremy Begbie William Dyrness 87 Shorter Reviews 105 Book Notes 108 Correction Notice to: Is Balaam Also among the Non-Disabled? 109 Correction Notice to: Priestly Aesthetics: Disability and Bodily Difference in Leviticus 21