Christian womanist spirituality: Implications for social work practice

Abstract The womanist movement arises out of the African American historical and cultural experience, as well as in response to the feminist movement. Its relation to the feminist movement is discussed and its historical evolution is traced. It springs not only from the merging of African cosmology and Christianity, but also from the lived experience of African American women, who have endured a tri‐dimensional form of oppression in which racism, sexism and classism interact. Some of the implications of Christian womanist spirituality for social work practice are offered in the areas of both clinical practice and systemic issues.