Theologizing In Black

Author : Celucien L. Joseph
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532699979

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Theologizing in Black by Celucien L. Joseph Pdf

Theologizing in Black is a creative and rigorous comparative study on black theological musings and liberative intellectual contemplations engaging the theological ethics and anthropology of both continental African theologians (Tanzania, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo) and black theologians in the African Diaspora (Haiti, Trinidad, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, United States). Using the pluralist approach to religion promoted by the philosopher of religion and theologian John Hick, the book is also an attempt to bridge an important gap in the comparative study of religion, Africana Studies, and Liberation theology, both in Africa and its diaspora. The book provides an analytical framework and intellectual critique of white Christian theologians who deliberately disengage with and exclude black and Africana theologians in their theological writings and conversations. From this vantage point, Africana critical theology is said to be a theology of contestation as it seeks to deconstruct white supremacy in the theological enterprise. This book not only articulates a rhetoric of protest about the misrepresentation and underrepresentation of the humanity of African and black people in white theological imagination; it also enunciates a positive image of black humanity and congruently promulgates a constructive representation of blackness. The paramount goal of Africana theological anthropology and ethics is the preservation of life and promotion of human dignity and the sheer acknowledgement that the African people and people of African descent are bearers of the image of God.

Author : Hue Woodson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532668401

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Existential Theology by Hue Woodson Pdf

Existential Theology: An Introduction offers a formalized and comprehensive examination of the field of existential theology, in order to distinguish it as a unique field of study and view it as a measured synthesis of the concerns of Christian existentialism, Christian humanism, and Christian philosophy with the preoccupations of proper existentialism and a series of unfolding themes from Augustine to Kierkegaard. To do this, Existential Theology attends to the field through the exploration of genres: the European traditions in French, Russian, and German schools of thought, counter-traditions in liberation, feminist, and womanist approaches, and postmodern traditions located in anthropological, political, and ethical approaches. While the cultural contexts inform how each of the selected philosopher-theologians present genres of “existential theology,” other unique genres are examined in theoretical and philosophical contexts, particularly through a selected set of theologians, philosophers, thinkers, and theorists that are not generally categorized theologically. By assessing existential theology through how it manifests itself in “genres,” this book brings together lesser-known figures, well-known thinkers, and figures that are not generally viewed as “existential theologians” to form a focused understanding of the question of the meaning of “existential theology” and what “existential theology” looks like in its varying forms.

Author : James H. Cone
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781570751578

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Black Theology and Black Power by James H. Cone Pdf

First published in 1969, "Black Theology & Black Power" provided the first systematic presentation of black theology. Relating the militant struggle for liberation with the gospel message of salvation, James Cone laid the foundation for an original interpretation of Christianity that retains its urgency and challenge today.

Author : Donald W. Musser
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1996-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426759642

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A New Handbook of Christian Theologians by Donald W. Musser Pdf

In recent years, the flow of Christian theology has been channeled in diverse streams represented by such trends and movements as black theology, liberation theology, feminist theology, and womanist theology. To survey this abundance and diversity of current Christian theology, this book examines the theologies of representative theologians. Particularly to help students navigate the sea of information, the editors have identified various routes for reading, and have traced several threads or issues common to many of the essays, thus demarcating such recurrent concerns as the ways in which the theologians consider the sources and goals for theology, their variant assumptions and conclusions about the nature of God, their divergent approaches to understanding the person and purpose of the Christ, and their distinct expectations for the destiny of history and faith.

Author : Jarel Robinson-Brown
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334060482

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Black, Gay, British, Christian, Queer by Jarel Robinson-Brown Pdf

If the church is ever tempted to think that it has its theology of grace sorted, it need only look at its reception of queer black bodies and it will see a very different story. In this honest, timely and provocative book, Jarel Robinson-Brown argues that there is deeper work to be done if the body of Christ is going to fully accept the bodies of those who are black and gay. A vital call to the Church and the world that Black, Queer, Christian lives matter, this book seeks to remind the Church of those who find themselves beyond its fellowship yet who directly suffer from the perpetual ecclesial terrorism of the Christian community through its speech and its silence.

Author : Michael N. Jagessar,Anthony G. Reddie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134964628

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Black Theology in Britain by Michael N. Jagessar,Anthony G. Reddie Pdf

Black theology as a discipline emerged in 1960s America, growing out of the experiences of Black people of the African Diaspora as they sought to re-interpret the central ideas of Christianity in light of struggle and oppression. However, a form of Black theology has been present in Britain since the time of slavery. 'Black Theology in Britain' offers the first comprehensive survey of Black theology, tracing its development in Britain from the eighteenth century to today. The essays cover a wide range of topics: Black Liberation; drama as a medium for Black theology; the perspective of Black women; Black theology in the pulpit and pastoral care; and the work of Robert Beckford and Anthony Reddie. 'Black Theology in Britain' is a key resource for students of British history, cultural studies, Black theology, and religious studies.

Author : Michael N. Jagessar,Anthony G. Reddie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134964550

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Black Theology in Britain by Michael N. Jagessar,Anthony G. Reddie Pdf

Black theology as a discipline emerged in 1960s America, growing out of the experiences of Black people of the African Diaspora as they sought to re-interpret the central ideas of Christianity in light of struggle and oppression. However, a form of Black theology has been present in Britain since the time of slavery. 'Black Theology in Britain' offers the first comprehensive survey of Black theology, tracing its development in Britain from the eighteenth century to today. The essays cover a wide range of topics: Black Liberation; drama as a medium for Black theology; the perspective of Black women; Black theology in the pulpit and pastoral care; and the work of Robert Beckford and Anthony Reddie. 'Black Theology in Britain' is a key resource for students of British history, cultural studies, Black theology, and religious studies.

Author : Hopkins, Dwight N.
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608334575

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Introducing Black Theology of Liberation by Hopkins, Dwight N. Pdf

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.

Author : James Deotis Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : African Americans
ISBN : UCAL:B3953815

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Liberation and Reconciliation by James Deotis Roberts Pdf

Author : James Deotis Roberts
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664229662

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A Black Political Theology by James Deotis Roberts Pdf

Originally published: Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1974.

Author : Anthony G. Reddie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317173823

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Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity by Anthony G. Reddie Pdf

Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity explores the legacy of slavery in Black theological terms. Challenging the dominant approaches to the history and legacy of slavery in the British Empire, the contributors show that although the 1807 act abolished the slave trade, it did not end racism, notions of White supremacy, or the demonization of Blackness, Black people and Africa. This interdisciplinary study draws on biblical studies, history, missiology and Black theological reflection, exploring the strengths and limitations of faith as the framework for abolitionist rhetoric and action. This Black theological approach to the phenomenon of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the institution of slavery draws on contributions from Africa, the Caribbean, North America and Europe.

Author : Anthony G. Reddie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317490487

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Working Against the Grain by Anthony G. Reddie Pdf

Christianity has been both the cause of oppression among Black communities and a source of liberation. Black Christianity has sought solace in the redemptive figure of Christ in its struggle for human dignity and freedom. 'Working Against the Grain' addresses the displacement of Black theology in Diasporan African churches by charismatic and conservative neo-Pentecostalism. The essays present a radical Black theology that empowers disenfranchised Black people whilst challenging White power to see and act differently. 'Working Against the Grain' is an essential text for all those interested in the pursuit of racial justice and other forms of anti-oppressive practice, both inside the church and beyond it.

Author : Simon S. Maimela,Dwight N. Hopkins
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781725238800

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We Are One Voice by Simon S. Maimela,Dwight N. Hopkins Pdf

Black theology of liberation in the USA and South Africa (SA) both began from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. They carried the energy of the youth who were eager to change the world so that all peoples would enjoy life and live as neighbors. Legal racial laws still existed in parts of the US in the mid-1960s. And apartheid laws on separation of races were as normal and accepted as breathing air. Given the major racial divides and the presence of human differences in all of society, concerned individuals, in both countries, realized that religious practice or the study of religion could not be done separate from the everyday lives of ordinary people. In response to racial laws, blacks created a vibrant renaissance of black culture and organizations. Song, stories, histories, and coalitions flourished. Blacks of all classes became energized and participated in a rebirth of what it meant to be black. What was a true citizenship rooted in justice? In fact, it was a profound striving to produce a new vision of the US and South Africa. Deep and broad hope filled these communities and many throughout both countries. Black religious leaders and ordinary people of faith were heavily impacted by this bubbling and creative black renaissance. The founders of black liberation theology in both countries emerged out of this larger movement to redefine what is a healthy community with healthy individuals. In recent years, USA and SA have had their first black elected presidents (i.e., Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama). Such historic and amazing developments show strides in both countries across the Atlantic. Yet, the economic success after US legal segregation and SA apartheid seemed to have gone primarily to only the top 5 percent of black people. The republication of We Are One Voice is still needed today. Questions of poor and working people, women's rights, and the importance of connecting spiritualty and faith to culture, politics, and economics are even more pressing in the twenty-first century than they were in the last.

Author : James H. Cone
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608337682

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Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody by James H. Cone Pdf

This autobiographical work is truly the capstone to the career of the man widely regarded as the "Father of Black Theology." Dr. Cone, a distinguished professor at Union Theological Seminary, died April 27, 2018. During the 1960s and O70s he argued for racial justice and an interpretation of the Christian Gospel that elevated the voices of the oppressed.ssed.

Author : Anthony G. Reddie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429671470

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Theologising Brexit by Anthony G. Reddie Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the theological challenge presented by the new post-Brexit epoch. The referendum vote for Britain to leave the European Union has led to a seismic shift in the ways in which parts of the British population view and judge their compatriots. The subsequent rise in the reported number of racially motivated incidents and the climate of vilification and negativity directed at anyone not viewed as ‘authentically’ British should be a matter of concern for all people. The book is comprised of a series of essays that address varying aspects of what it means to be British and the ways in which churches in Britain and the Christian faith could and should respond to a rising tide of White English nationalism. It is a provocative challenge to the all too often tolerated xenophobia, as well as the paucity of response from many church leaders in the UK. This critique is offered via the means of a prophetic, postcolonial model of Black theology that challenges the incipient sense of White entitlement and parochial ‘nativism’ that pervaded much of the referendum debate. The essays in this book challenge the church and wider society to ensure justice and equity for all, not just a privileged sense of entitlement for some. It will be of keen interest to any scholar of Black, political and liberation theology as well as those involved in cultural studies from a postcolonial perspective.