"Any message that is not related to the liberation of the poor in a society is not Christ's message. Any theology that is indifferent to the theme of liberation is not Christian theology."
With the publication of his two early works, Black Theology & Black Power (1969) and A Black Theology of Liberation (1970), James Cone emerged as one of the most creative and provocative theological voices in North America. These books, which offered a searing indictment of white theology and society, introduced a radical reappraisal of the Christian message for our time.
Combining the visions of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., Cone offered a fundamental reappraisal of Christianity from the perspective of the oppressed black community in North America. Fifty years later, in the era of Black Lives Matter, his work remains as timely and powerful as ever.
Author(s): James H. Cone
Series: Fourth Anniversary Edition
Edition: Fourth Anniversary Edition
Publisher: Orbis Books
Year: 1986
Language: English
Pages: 192
Tags: Christianity, Theology, Liberation Theology, Religion, Oppression, Liberation, Marxism, Racism
Covers
Title page
Dedication
Contents
Preface to the 1970 Edition
Forward to the 1986 Edition
Preface to the 1986 Edition
1 The Content of Theology
2 The Sources and Norm of Black Theology
3 The Meaning of Revelation
4 God in Black Theology
5 The Human Being in Black Theology
6 Jesus Christ in Black Theology
7 Church, World, and Eschatology in Black Theology
Postscript to the Fortieth Anniversary Edition
Notes
Index of Names