James Hal Cone

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James Hal Cone was an influential American theologian known as the founder of Black liberation theology, whose work centered on the relationship between Christian faith and the struggle against racial oppression.

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instanceOf Christian theologian
Protestant theologian
academic
human
liberation theologian
theologian
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Divinity
Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Arts
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-08-05
dateOfDeath 2018-04-28
educatedAt Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary
Northwestern University
Philander Smith College
Shorter College
employer Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Cone
fieldOfWork Black theology
liberation theology
theology
fullName James Hal Cone
givenName James
influenced Black liberation theology
liberation theologians in the United States
influencedBy Karl Barth
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Paul Tillich
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest relationship between Christian faith and racial justice
theology of the oppressed
middleName Hal
movement Black liberation theology
notableFor founding Black liberation theology
notableWork A Black Theology of Liberation
Black Theology and Black Power
God of the Oppressed
The Cross and the Lynching Tree
placeOfBirth Fordyce, Arkansas, United States
linked to: Fordyce, Arkansas
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
positionHeld Charles Augustus Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Protestantism
sexOrGender male
theologicalFocus God’s solidarity with the oppressed
critique of racism in church and society
workLocation New York City, New York, United States

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James Hal Cone fullName James Hal Cone