Black Theology and Black PowerFirst published in 1969, "Black Theology and 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. |
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Page 43
... words when the black man is asked , " What do you want ? " The answer is simple , freedom and justice - no more and no ... word from Christ to the helpless , then why should they respond to him ? How do we relate the gospel of Christ to ...
... words when the black man is asked , " What do you want ? " The answer is simple , freedom and justice - no more and no ... word from Christ to the helpless , then why should they respond to him ? How do we relate the gospel of Christ to ...
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... Word presents a crisis situation . The hearing of the news of freedom through the preaching of the Word always invites the hearer to take one of two sides : He must either side with the old rulers or the new one . “ He that is not for ...
... Word presents a crisis situation . The hearing of the news of freedom through the preaching of the Word always invites the hearer to take one of two sides : He must either side with the old rulers or the new one . “ He that is not for ...
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... word with God's Word . To say that God's Word is wholly unlike man's word means that God stands in judgment against all political systems . The work of the state can never be identified or con- fused with God's Word . In Hitler's ...
... word with God's Word . To say that God's Word is wholly unlike man's word means that God stands in judgment against all political systems . The work of the state can never be identified or con- fused with God's Word . In Hitler's ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
The Gospel of Jesus Black People and Black Power | 31 |
The White Church and Black Power | 62 |
Copyright | |
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