Research Catalog

Title

Introducing Black theology of liberation / Dwight N. Hopkins.

Author

Hopkins, Dwight N.

Publication

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c1999.

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Details

Description

x, 237 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

A book that reviews the principles of modern Black Theology, its roots and contributions to the Christian world. It also discusses what challenges Black theologians face in their minister and their religious communities.

Alternative Title

Black theology of liberation

Subject

• Black theology
• Womanist theology
• Liberation theology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-224) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Definition -- Purpose -- Stages in the Development of Black Theology -- Theological Developments -- The Development of Black Theology -- Black Religion during the Slavery Period -- Memories of African Beliefs -- Commonsense Wisdom -- Reinterpretation of White Christianity -- Rereading the Bible -- Developments in the 1950s and 1960s -- Black Religion -- The Civil Rights Movement -- The Black Power Movement -- Method of Black Theology -- The Norm in Black Theology -- Rhythm -- The First Generation -- Advocating a Faith Revealed in Politics -- James H. Cone -- J. Deotis Roberts -- Advocating a Faith Based in Black Culture -- Gayraud S. Wilmore -- Charles H. Long -- The Second Generation -- Womanist Theology -- Intellectual Developments -- Popular Culture -- Black Poor Folk -- Afrocentricity -- Remaking Traditional Disciplines -- Global Connections -- Challenging Black Theology's Liberation Claim -- Interdisciplinary Studies -- Working Together: Ties between the First and Second Generations -- The First Generation Today -- Challenges for the Second Generation -- Womanist Theology -- Historical Backdrop -- The Rise of Womanist Theology -- History -- Method -- Intellectual Developments -- Black Theology and Third World Liberation Theologies -- Black Theology Meets African Theology -- Black Theology Meets Latin American Theology -- Black Theology Meets Asian Theology -- Black Theology and Eatwot -- Challenges for Black Theology Today.

ISBN

1570752869

LCCN

^^^99038798^

OCLC

• 41834584
• SCSB-11157030

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library