Kelly Brown Douglas
Kelly Brown Douglas | |
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| Born | Kelly Delaine Brown 1957 (age 67–68) Dayton, Ohio, US |
| Other names | Kelly Delaine Brown Douglas |
| Title | Former Dean and President Episcopal Divinity School |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Episcopal Church (United States) |
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Offices held | Canon Theologian of Washington National Cathedral (since 2017) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic advisors | James H. Cone |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| School or tradition | Womanist theology |
| Institutions | |
Kelly Brown Douglas (born 1957) is an African-American Episcopal priest, womanist theologian, and former interim president of Episcopal Divinity School. She was previously the inaugural Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary. She became interim president when EDS departed from Union in 2023. She is also the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral. She has written seven books, including The Black Christ (1994), Black Bodies and Black Church: A Blues Slant (2012), Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God (2015), and Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter (2021). Her book Sexuality in the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective (1999) was groundbreaking for openly addressing homophobia within the black church.