Rev. Dr. Mitzi Smith, Womanist Theologian

The Rev. Dr. Mitzi Smith is a womanist professor, biblical scholar, justice advocate, and author who was educated at Howard University School of Divinity and Harvard University. She promotes critical thinking, social justice, progressive biblical interpretation, and the religion of the Jesus who prioritized “the least among us” and who demonstrated compassion, mercy, and love of God, self and other human beings. As a Black woman, she encourages herself and other Black women and communities to love all of themselves—their voices, spirits, bodies, knowledge production, the Spirit—in a world that so often has not and does not value and/or love them.

[linneataylor]

Dr. Smith, thank you for your delightful perspectives and really liberating wisdom. …So much, and one is your questioning the concept that God never spoke to his children before the Greek or Hebrew languages arrived. I loved your articulation of the notion of infallibility and inspiration. I’m also inspired by your health journey!