University of Colorado Denver, Dept of Ethnic Studies

 

Rachel teaches here.

 

 

Daniel Minter - Painter, Sculptor, Illustrator

 

Rachel and Daniel have collaborated on several projects.

The Lithic Imagination and the Tertia: The Longian Paradigm and Art in the Study of Afro-Atlantic Religion

 

This essay discusses the ideas of historian of religion, Charles H. Long, and their usefulness for understanding art forms in the Afro-Atlantic world.

On Poetry and Mothering: Thoughts on African American Women's Mysticism

 

On commonalties among L. Clifton, R. Freeney Harding and the women of Candomble.

Links & Lit

Favorite websites and some of Rachel's essays

Authority, History and Everyday Mysticism in the Poetry of Lucille Clifton: A Womanist View

 

Rachel's essay about the work and spiritual sensibilities of poet Lucille Clifton.

You Got a Right to the Tree of Life: African American Spirituals and Religions of the Diaspora

 

Rachel wrote this essay for "The Spirituals Project" at the University of Denver.  It is about deep-strata connections among African American Christianity, Brazilian Candomble, Haitian Vodou and Cuban Santeria/Lucumi.

The Veterans of Hope Project

 

A community-centered educational initiative founded by Vincent and Rosemarie Harding.  VOHP gathers and shares insights and stories of spiritually-grounded traditions of social justice activism.

A Refuge in Thunder

 

Video of Rachel lecturing on Candomblé at the Chautauqua Institution, 2014