A book that reviews the principles of modern Black Theology, its roots and contributions to the Christian world. It also discusses what challenges Black theologians face in their minister and their religious communities.
—What is black theology? —What can black theology teach the evangelical church? —What is the future of black theology? These are the questions Bruce Fields addresses in Introducing Black Theology.
"The introduction to this edition by Cornel West was originally published in Dwight N. Hopkins, ed.
I am grateful to C. Eric Lincoln, my colleague at Union, for the invitation to write this work for the C. Eric Lincoln Series in Black Religion. His confidence and encouragement have been invaluable to me.
Introducing Liberation Theology
As Liberation Theologies in the United States demonstrates, this critical use of religion has often taken the form of liberation theologies, which use primarily Christian principles to address questions of social justice, including racism, ...
Offering a detailed perspective on a new racial, gender, and economic democracy in the United States, Hopkins illustrates that black theology can be the key to personal and global liberation.
Walker, Ir., Mothership Connections: A Black Atlantic Synthesis of Neoclassical Metaphysics and Black Theology, ed. David Ray Griffin. SUNY Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, ...
Ethics is reconstituted in terms of issues exclusive to black communities.40 When social arrangements are reordered by race and ... 40See Cheryl J. Sanders, Empowerment Ethics fora Liberated People: A Path to African American Social ...
Clearly articulating what it means to be Black and Christian, Diana Hayes invites readers to a greater understanding of the major issues, ideas, concerns, and proponents of Black theology. She...
Exploring the concept of church as refuge, offers a way to bridge the gap between black theology, with its social and political concerns, and black churches, with their emphases on pastoral care and piety.