Katie G. Cannon Collection

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Katie Geneva Cannon was the first Black woman ordained a minister of word and sacrament in the Presbyterian Church. She was born in 1950 in the Fisher Town neighborhood of Kannapolis, N.C., one of the seven children of Corine and Esau Cannon. She graduated from Barber-Scotia College (Concord, N.C.), completed a Doctor of Divinity at Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, and was the first African American to complete a Doctor of Philosophy at Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.). She was ordained by the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Catawba in 1974. A founding voice in Womanist theology, Cannon taught at Temple University, and Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond, Va.). In 2018 she founded the Center for Womanist Ethics at Union in Richmond; she died August 8, 2018. This collection represents in a single online location personal records of Katie's that she intended to distribute among Presbyterian Historical Society, Union Presbyterian Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary in New York. Featured image: Katie G. Cannon preaching, circa 1993.

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Title:
Resources for a Constructive Ethic in the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston.
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Hurston, Zora Neale.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American women authors., Christian ethics., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:307197
Title:
Field Examinations.
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon, candidate for Ph.D. at Union Theological Seminary.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American seminarians., Women seminarians., Christian ethics., Literary ethics., Ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:303754
Title:
Sermon as Genre
Description:
Lecture prepared by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Hurston, Zora Neale.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Sermons, American--African American women authors., African American women authors., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:292019
Title:
The Sound of Memory
Description:
Lecture prepared by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Bible--Black interpretations., Theology--Study and teaching., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:291209
Title:
Squaring the Ethical Circle
Description:
Lecture prepared by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D., at Yale Divinity School. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Hurston, Zora Neale., Yale University. Divinity School.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American women authors., Christian ethics., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:291180
Title:
Unfolding Texts of Contextual Promise.
Description:
Lecture prepared by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Theology--Study and teaching., Ethics., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:290791
Title:
Walking Across the Rim Bones of Nothingness.
Description:
Lecture prepared by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Theology--Study and teaching., Ethics., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:290537
Title:
Ethics and Literature.
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Literary ethics., Ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:289716
Title:
Moral Wisdom in the Black Women's Literary Tradition.
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Also includes a letter written by Emilie M. Townes, inquiring about publishing the article in an upcoming book. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author), Townes, Emilie Maureen, 1955- (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American women authors., Literary ethics., Ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:287790
Title:
Selected Comparison of Moral Agency in the Formal Theological-Ethical Writings of Black Christian Theology.
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Thurman, Howard, 1900-1981., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Hurston, Zora Neale.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Black theology., Literary ethics., Ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:287613
Title:
Field Examination V.
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon, candidate for Ph.D. at Union Theological Seminary. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Hurston, Zora Neale., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American seminarians., Women seminarians., African American women authors., Christian ethics., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:283874
Title:
Resources for a Constructive Ethic for Black Women in the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston.
Description:
Dissertation proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the doctoral requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Christian Ethics. Written by Katie G. Cannon. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Hurston, Zora Neale., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American seminarians., Women seminarians., African American women authors., Christian ethics., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:283488
Title:
Field Examinations.
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon, candidate for Ph.D. at Union Theological Seminary. Includes multiple working drafts. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American seminarians., Women seminarians., Christian ethics., Literary ethics., Ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:283269
Title:
Resources for a Constructive Ethic
Description:
Teaching materials for "Resources for a Constructive Ethic: The Black Woman's Literary Tradition", a course taught by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D., at Episcopal Divinity School. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Episcopal Divinity School.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Theology--Study and teaching., African American women authors., Literary ethics., Ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:282783
Title:
Field Examination VI.
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon, candidate for Ph.D. at Union Theological Seminary. Credit: The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G.--Archives., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American seminarians., Women seminarians., Christian ethics., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:282125
Title:
Research Project Report.
Description:
Katie G. Cannon's research project report from her time as a Women's Studies in Religion Program Associate at Harvard Divinity School. Her research project is titled, "Resources for a Constructive Ethic: The Black Woman's Literary Tradition." Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G., Archives., Harvard Divinity School., Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute., Harvard University.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Ethics., African American women authors., Literary ethics.
Geographic subjects:
Cambridge (Mass.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:175739
Title:
Resources for a Constructive Ethic for Black Women in the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston.
Description:
Dissertation proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Ethics at the Union Theological Seminary, New York City. Written by Katie G. Cannon. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G., Archives., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.), Hurston, Zora Neale.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American seminarians., Women seminarians., African American women authors., Christian ethics., Literary ethics.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:175627
Title:
Resources for a Constructive Ethic for Black Women with Special Attention to the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston.
Description:
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Ethics at the Union Theological Seminary, New York City. Written by Katie G. Cannon. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G., Archives., Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.), Hurston, Zora Neale.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American seminarians., Women seminarians., African American women authors., Christian ethics., Literary ethics.
Geographic subjects:
New York (N.Y.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:175024
Title:
The Black Woman’s Literary Tradition as a Source for Ethics
Description:
Written by Katie G. Cannon. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator:
Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Subject names:
Cannon, Katie G., Archives., Morrison, Toni., Walker, Alice, 1944-., Hurston, Zora Neale.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., African American seminarians., Women seminarians., African American women authors., Literary ethics.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:174693

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