An official with a regional body of the United Methodist Church has stressed the importance of the concept of intersectionality in leading her to combat abuse.
Merriam-Webster describes “intersectionality” as referring to “the complex and cumulative way that the effects of different forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism, and classism) combine, overlap, and yes, intersect—especially in the experiences of marginalized people or groups.”
Jurrita Williams, associate director of the UMC North Texas Conference’s Center for Missional Outreach, explained in a recent episode of the Dallas Theological Seminary podcast “The Table” that she first became interested in combating abuse through “intersectionality.”
“I’m a woman, been a woman all my life, and the abuses that, particularly, black women have suffered because of the historical abuse and dehumanization of black women as enslaved people, caught my attention as the Me Too movement moved,” explained Williams.
“Tarana Burke, who is a black…
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