Black Theology and Black Power

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Black Theology and Black Power is a groundbreaking 1969 book by theologian James H. Cone that articulates a radical Black liberation theology in conversation with the Black Power movement and the struggle against racism in the United States.

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instanceOf book
theological work
addresses the meaning of the gospel for Black people under oppression
violence and resistance in the struggle for Black freedom
arguesThat Black Power is a legitimate expression of Christian love and justice for the oppressed
linked to: Black Power

Christian theology must be reinterpreted from the perspective of Black oppression
God is on the side of the oppressed
associatedWith Black radical thought
liberation theology
author James H. Cone
countryOfOrigin United States
criticizes liberal theology that ignores Black suffering
racist structures in U.S. society
white American churches
focusesOn oppression of Black people in the United States
relationship between Christian faith and Black liberation
followedBy A Black Theology of Liberation
genre Christian theology
theology
hasImpactOn development of Black theology in the United States
global liberation theology discourses
historicalContext late 1960s United States
influencedBy Black Power movement
Civil Rights Movement
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
intendedAudience activists concerned with racial justice
clergy
theologians
keyConcept Blackness as a theological symbol of God’s identification with the oppressed
critique of white supremacy in church and society
liberation as the central theme of the Christian gospel
language English
mainSubject Black Power movement
Black liberation theology
Black theology
racism in the United States
movement Black liberation theology
notableFor being one of the first systematic articulations of Black liberation theology
linking Black Power politics with Christian theological reflection
proposes a radical rethinking of Christian theology from the standpoint of Black liberation
publicationYear 1969
publisher Seabury Press
religiousContext Christianity
theologicalTradition Protestant theology
timePeriodDiscussed 1960s Black freedom struggle
Jim Crow era
linked to: Jim Crow laws

slavery and its legacy in the United States

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James H. Cone notableWork Black Theology and Black Power
James H. Cone notableWork A Black Theology of Liberation
linked to: Black Theology and Black Power
James Hal Cone notableWork Black Theology and Black Power
James Hal Cone notableWork A Black Theology of Liberation
linked to: Black Theology and Black Power
Black liberation theology hasKeyText Black Theology and Black Power
The Cross and the Lynching Tree relatedWork Black Theology and Black Power