![]() ![]() ![]() Weems is a former member of the faculty of Vanderbilt University Divinity School (1987-03), where she was the first African American woman to be tenured. Ordained an elder in the AME Church since 1984, Dr. Her 1999 book, “Listening for God: A Minister’s Journey Through Silence and Doubt” (Simon & Schuster), won the Religious Communicators’ Council’s prestigious 1999 Wilbur Award for “excellence in communicating spiritual values to the secular media.” Among these are “Just A Sister Away” (1987 & 2005) “I Asked for Intimacy” (1993) “Battered Love: Marriage, Sex, and Violence in the Prophets (1995) “Showing Mary: How Women Can Share Prayers, Wisdom, and the Blessings of God” (2003) “What Matters Most: Ten Passionate Lessons from the Song of Solomon” (2004) “Song of Songs: A Commentary,” Interpreter’s Bible Series, Vol. She has numerous books, commentaries and articles on the Bible and prophetic religion to her credit. Weems is a biblical scholar, a writer, an ordained minister, and a public intellectual whose scholarly insights into modern faith, biblical texts, and the role of spirituality in everyday lives make her a highly sought-after writer and speaker. ![]()
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