"I'm a citizen of the universe": Gloria Anzaldúa's Spiritual Activism as Catalyst for Social Change.

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  • Author(s): Keating, AnaLouise (AUTHOR)
  • Source:
    Feminist Studies. Spring/Summer2008, Vol. 34 Issue 1/2, p53-69. 17p.
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    • Abstract:
      This essay talks about the spiritual activism of Gloria Anzaldúa, a Mexican American lesbian feminist activist, as catalyst for social change. Her spiritual activism offers a visionary yet experientially based epistemology and ethics. Spiritual activism is spirituality for social change, spirituality that posits a relational worldview and uses this holistic worldview to transform one's self and one's worlds. Her politics of spirit demonstrates that holistic, spirit-inflected perspectives—when applied to racism, sexism, homophobia, and other contemporary issues—can sustain and assist us as we work to transform social injustice.