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Black theology and black power / James H. Cone.

By: Publication details: Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, ©1997.Description: xviii, 165 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1570751579
  • 9781570751578
Other title:
  • Black theology & black power [Cover title]
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Contents:
Toward a constructive definition of Black Power -- The gospel of Jesus, black people, and Black Power -- The white church and Black Power -- The black church and Black Power -- Some perspectives of black theology -- Revolution, violence, and reconciliation in black theology.
Summary: This work is a product of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements in America during the 1960's. Black Theology & Black Power is James H. Cone's initial attempt to identify liberation as the heart of the Christian gospel, and blackness as the primary mode of God's presence. As he explains in an introduction written for this edition, "I wanted to speak on behalf of the voiceless black masses in the name of Jesus whose gospel I believed had been greatly distorted by the preaching and theology of white churches."--Publisher's description.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Main Collection Bishopdale Theological College BT82.7 CON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B06242138

Originally published: New York : Seabury Press, 1969.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-161) and index.

Toward a constructive definition of Black Power -- The gospel of Jesus, black people, and Black Power -- The white church and Black Power -- The black church and Black Power -- Some perspectives of black theology -- Revolution, violence, and reconciliation in black theology.

This work is a product of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements in America during the 1960's. Black Theology & Black Power is James H. Cone's initial attempt to identify liberation as the heart of the Christian gospel, and blackness as the primary mode of God's presence. As he explains in an introduction written for this edition, "I wanted to speak on behalf of the voiceless black masses in the name of Jesus whose gospel I believed had been greatly distorted by the preaching and theology of white churches."--Publisher's description.

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