March 10, 2016 / Theology
As a black woman, Zumba helps me to take back my body, a body that has been objectified, abused, oppressed, & oversexualized because of its color and shape.
Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch is a Zumba instructor and a doctoral student in theology and education at Boston College’s School of Theology and Ministry, where she advocates for the importance of play and using the body as a locus for doing theology. She also holds an MDiv from Wesley Theological Seminary and an MA from Vanderbilt University.
As a black woman, Zumba helps me to take back my body, a body that has been objectified, abused, oppressed, & oversexualized because of its color and shape.