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God of the oppressed /
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TextPublication details: Maryknoll, NY Orbis Books 2001, ©1997Edition: Revised editionDescription: xxi, 257 Pages ; 21 cmISBN: - .
- 1570751587
- 9781570751585
- 261.8/34896073 21
- BT83.57 .C67 1997
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Review: "God of the Oppressed remains a landmark in the development of Black Theology - the first effort to present a systematic theology drawing fully on the resources of African-American religion and culture. Responding to the criticism that his previous books drew too heavily on Euro-American definitions of theology, James Cone went back to his experience of the black church in Bearden, Arkansas, the tradition of the Spirituals and black folklore, and the black history of struggle and survival, to construct a new approach to the gospel." "In his reflections on God, Jesus, suffering, and liberation, Cone relates the gospel message to the experience of the black community. But a wider theme of the book is the role that social and historical context plays in framing the questions we address to God, as well as the mode of the answers provided. Revised, including a new introduction by Cone, God of the Oppressed remains invaluable for scholars, students, clergy, and everyone concerned with vital, contemporary God-Talk."--Jacket
Preface to the 1997 edition -- Preface to the 1975 edition -- Introduction -- Speaking the truth. The Black experience as a source of theology ; Black experience, scripture, and Jesus Christ -- The social context of theology. Feuerbach, Marx, and the sociology of knowledge ; White American theology ; Black religious thought -- Biblical revelation and social existence. The social context of divine revelation in the Old Testament ; The social context of divine revelation in the New Testament ; Christian theology and the biblical story -- Black theology and ideology. H. Richard Niebuhr's Christ and culture ; Ideology, social determination, and biblical revelation ; Black theology and ideology ; Ideology and the Black story -- Who is Jesus Christ for us today? Social context, scripture, and tradition ; Jesus is who he was ; Jesus is who he is ; Jesus is who he will be ; Jesus is Black -- The meaning of liberation. Jesus Christ as the ground of human liberation ;
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-251) and index
Preface to the 1997 edition -- Preface to the 1975 edition -- Introduction -- Speaking the truth. The Black experience as a source of theology ; Black experience, scripture, and Jesus Christ -- The social context of theology. Feuerbach, Marx, and the sociology of knowledge ; White American theology ; Black religious thought -- Biblical revelation and social existence. The social context of divine revelation in the Old Testament ; The social context of divine revelation in the New Testament ; Christian theology and the biblical story -- Black theology and ideology. H. Richard Niebuhr's Christ and culture ; Ideology, social determination, and biblical revelation ; Black theology and ideology ; Ideology and the Black story -- Who is Jesus Christ for us today? Social context, scripture, and tradition ; Jesus is who he was ; Jesus is who he is ; Jesus is who he will be ; Jesus is Black -- The meaning of liberation. Jesus Christ as the ground of human liberation ;
"God of the Oppressed remains a landmark in the development of Black Theology - the first effort to present a systematic theology drawing fully on the resources of African-American religion and culture. Responding to the criticism that his previous books drew too heavily on Euro-American definitions of theology, James Cone went back to his experience of the black church in Bearden, Arkansas, the tradition of the Spirituals and black folklore, and the black history of struggle and survival, to construct a new approach to the gospel." "In his reflections on God, Jesus, suffering, and liberation, Cone relates the gospel message to the experience of the black community. But a wider theme of the book is the role that social and historical context plays in framing the questions we address to God, as well as the mode of the answers provided. Revised, including a new introduction by Cone, God of the Oppressed remains invaluable for scholars, students, clergy, and everyone concerned with vital, contemporary God-Talk."--Jacket
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