When Cone wrote "Black Theology and Black Power," he signaled to the world that the American black faith tradition would no longer recognize the confines of the church walls as the extent of its purview in society. Cone liberated the Gospel of Christ from its institutionalized forms, unhinging it from oppressive and racist power structures in American society and releasing it to do its work in the public sphere. "Black Faith and Public Talk" continues Cone's theme of power in the public realm and examines the economic, political, cultural, gender, and theological implications of black faith...
When Cone wrote "Black Theology and Black Power," he signaled to the world that the American black faith tradition would no longer recognize the confi...
In this book, contributors argue that the Black Church must begin to address the significance of sexuality if it is to actually present liberation as a mode of existence that fully appreciates the body. The contributors argue that we not only have to look at the Black Church in this discussion, but also explore black Christianity in general.
In this book, contributors argue that the Black Church must begin to address the significance of sexuality if it is to actually present liberation as ...
'Another World is Possible' examines the many peoples who have mobilized religion and spirituality to forge identity. Some claim direct links to indigenous spiritual practices; others have appropriated externally introduced religions, modifying these with indigenous perspectives and practices. The voices of Black people from around the world are presented in essays ranging from the Indian subcontinent, Japan and Australia to Africa, the UK and the USA. From creation narratives to trickster heroes, from the role of spirituality in HIV positive South Africa to its place in mental health and...
'Another World is Possible' examines the many peoples who have mobilized religion and spirituality to forge identity. Some claim direct links to indig...
Description: Walk Together Children: Black and Womanist Theologies, Church, and Theological Education draws on the long religious, cultural, and singing history of blacks in the U.S.A. Through the slavery and emancipation days until now, black song has both nurtured and enhanced African American life as a collective whole. Communality has always included a variety of existential experiences. What has kept this enduring people in a corporate process is their walking together through good times and bad, relying on what W. E. B. DuBois called their ""dogged strength"" to keep ""from being torn...
Description: Walk Together Children: Black and Womanist Theologies, Church, and Theological Education draws on the long religious, cultural, and singi...
Pui-Lan Kwok Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu Dwight N. Hopkins
Theological education, like theology itself, is becoming a truly a global enterprise. As such, theological education has to form, teach, and train leaders of faith communities prepared to lead in a transnational world. The teaching of theology with a global awareness has to wrestle with the nature and scope of the theological curriculum, teaching methods, and the context of learning. "Teaching Global Theologies" directly addresses both method and content by identifying local resources, successful pedagogies of inclusion, and best practices for teaching theology in a global context. The...
Theological education, like theology itself, is becoming a truly a global enterprise. As such, theological education has to form, teach, and train ...
Eric Lincoln's principle concern with the racial factor in American social and religious life expands in these pages to include such correlative factors as gender, the African Diaspora, and social class.
Eric Lincoln's principle concern with the racial factor in American social and religious life expands in these pages to include such correlative facto...
