Coleman, Monica A. "Attention to the Ancestors: Black Theology, African Traditional Religions, and a Process Metaphysic." AAR Conference Paper - Black Theology and Process Theology - Philadelphia, 2005. 

Abstract

Several years ago, black female theologian Renee Hill challenged black theologians to find ways to discuss the diversity of black religious experiences. While most black theologians operate out of a Christian paradigm, the truth of the matter is that all black people, African Americans, are not Christian. While I am glad to see the work done with black practitioners of Buddhism, global black Judaism, humanism, and Islam, but I am particuluarly interested in the theological work around African Traditional Religions (ATRs).  This interest is fueled in part by an early scholarly introduction to the study of ATRs in the Americas, personal interactions and deep friendships with practitioners fo ATRs, and the challenges of finding theological language and frameworks for varieties of African American religious experiences.