THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon
January 3, 1950 – August, 8, 2018
“When people call your truth a lie – tell it anyway. Tell it anyway.”
Scholar. Educator. Minister. The First African-American Woman Ordained in the United Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1974 and in 1983 Became the First African-American to Earn the Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Union Theological Seminary (New York). Founded the Center for Womanist Leadership at Union Presbyterian Seminary.
Photo 1. Katie Cannon, Photo Courtesy of World Communion of Reformed Churches. Photo 2. Katie Cannon, 1974.
More About Rev. Cannon:
- 2017 Women in Ministry Conference | Keynote Address: Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon
- Journey to Liberation: The Legacy of Womanist Theology – by filmmaker Anika Gibbons
- Excellence in Theological Education Award from the Theological Education Fund and Committee on Theological Education Presented at Presbyterian Church 223rd General Assembly 2018
- The Black Theology Project – Katie Cannon articles
- The Womanist Theology of Katie Geneva Cannon Lives On
- Works by or about Katie Cannon
- Memorial celebrating the life of the Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon.
- Obituary
- The Katie Cannon Scholarship
- Wikipedia