Object Relations, Buddhism, and Relationality in Womanist Practical Theology

Pamela Ayo Yetunde is Assistant Professor for Pastoral Care and Counseling and Director of the Interreligious Chaplaincy program at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, USA.

• 1. What is Buddhism, and what is Buddhism in the Insight Meditation Community (IMC)?.- 2. Womanism and the Absence of Explicit Black Buddhist Lesbian-Black Christian Straight Interdependence in Foundational Womanist Theological Scholarship.- 3. The Spiritual Practices and Experiences of African-American Buddhist Lesbians in IMC.- 4. Self, No Self, and the Paradoxes of Self and No Self Preservation.- 5. African-American Women Buddhist Dharma Teachers and Writers on Self and No Self.- 6. Object Relations in East and West – Self, No Self, The Abhidhamma, and W. R. D. Fairbairn.- 7. Wholeness as Object Liberation – The Efficacy of Buddhist Lovingkindness Meditation.- 8. Conclusions and Counseling Recommendations.