August 2021 - January 2023
Dr Nash obtained her PhD in Historical Theology from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Gloucestershire. She is currently a new recipient of the IASH Duncan Forrester Fellowship. Prior to returning to Edinburgh, she was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Leeds where she initiated and still manages a research project, Misogynoir to Mishpat (or from Hatred of Black Women to Restorative Justice). She launched the website (https://misogynoir2mishpat.com/) and hosted the inaugural, international seminar on May 13 2021. Look for their new blog, “Conversations in Race, Gender and Religion” which will be launched later this year. She is published in various theological blogs including with the Centre for Religion and Public Life, Leeds University, and journals including The Journal of Theology for Southern Africa. In addition to several articles and chapters being released throughout 2021, her first book is scheduled for release in 2022 with SCM Press.
Project Title: The Decolonizing God: Black Epistemic Challenges to White Jesus
Black radical religious movements have been used to decolonize social systems, often by leveraging physical violence to achieve ultimate victory. When God is a colonizer, then movements for equality and dignity will appear antithetical to Christian mores. This project uses the KLFA as a case study to analyze Black religious subjectivity, epistemology (knowledge production) and theodical challenges to missionary rule. Similarly to Duncan Forrester’s work in India, this work considers State politics and racial caste issues as primary components of religious nationalism.