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 NERFINISHED
Christian theology must be reinterpreted from the perspective of Black oppression
God is on the side of the oppressed
associatedWith Black radical thought NERFINISHED
liberation theology
author James H. Cone NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Civil Rights Movement NERFINISHED
Malcolm X NERFINISHED
Martin Luther King Jr. NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Black liberation theology NERFINISHED
Black theology
racism in the United States
movement Black liberation theology NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
religiousContext Christianity
theologicalTradition Protestant theology
timePeriodDiscussed 1960s Black freedom struggle
Jim Crow era NERFINISHED
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 Black Theology and Black Power
this entity surface form: A Black Theology of Liberation