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- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- African American History and African American Theology
- Reading and Using Scripture in the African American Tradition
- African American Religious Experience
- The African American Christian Tradition
- Culture/Cultural Production and African American Theology
- Reason in African American Theology
- Theoretical Commitments in African American Theology
- Methodologies in African American Theology
- Doctrine of God in African American Theology
- Christology in African American Theology
- The Holy Spirit in African American Theology
- Humanity in African American Theology
- World/Creation in African American Theology
- Liberation in African American Theology
- Evil and Sin in African American Theology
- The Church in African American Theology
- Eschatology in African American Theology
- Heaven and Hell in African American Theology
- Womanist Theology as a Corrective to African American Theology
- Humanism in African American Theology
- Audiences of Accountability in African American Theology
- Embodiment in African American Theology
- Pedagogical Praxis in African American Theology
- Religious Pluralism and African American Theology
- Sexuality in African American Theology
- The Problem of History in African American Theology
- Social Theory and African American Theology
- Black Ontology and Theology
- African American Theology and the Global Economy
- African American Theology and the American Hemisphere
- The <i>African</i> in African American Theology
- Prosperity Gospel and African American Theology
- African American Theology and the Public Imaginary
- Cultural Boundaries and African American Theology
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
The history of African Americans is important in the formation of, but presents a challenge to, black theology. African American history provided a lens through which to view the world and Christian theology more generally. James H. Cone, the progenitor of academic black theology, initiated the formal discourse of black theology and argued that the exigencies of the moment required a theology of liberation that could speak to conditions currently facing African Americans. This essay examines the ways in which African American history is used to construct and justify the existence of black theology and discusses some of the conceptual problems arising from this use. It first considers history as a source and method of African American theology and the role of African American history in womanist theology. It then analyzes the way William R. Jones and Eddie S. Glaude Jr. challenge black theology’s use of African American history.
Keywords: history, African Americans, black theology, James H. Cone, African American theology, womanist theology, William R. Jones, Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Stephen C. Finley is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and African American Studies at Louisiana State University.
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- [UNTITLED]
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- African American History and African American Theology
- Reading and Using Scripture in the African American Tradition
- African American Religious Experience
- The African American Christian Tradition
- Culture/Cultural Production and African American Theology
- Reason in African American Theology
- Theoretical Commitments in African American Theology
- Methodologies in African American Theology
- Doctrine of God in African American Theology
- Christology in African American Theology
- The Holy Spirit in African American Theology
- Humanity in African American Theology
- World/Creation in African American Theology
- Liberation in African American Theology
- Evil and Sin in African American Theology
- The Church in African American Theology
- Eschatology in African American Theology
- Heaven and Hell in African American Theology
- Womanist Theology as a Corrective to African American Theology
- Humanism in African American Theology
- Audiences of Accountability in African American Theology
- Embodiment in African American Theology
- Pedagogical Praxis in African American Theology
- Religious Pluralism and African American Theology
- Sexuality in African American Theology
- The Problem of History in African American Theology
- Social Theory and African American Theology
- Black Ontology and Theology
- African American Theology and the Global Economy
- African American Theology and the American Hemisphere
- The <i>African</i> in African American Theology
- Prosperity Gospel and African American Theology
- African American Theology and the Public Imaginary
- Cultural Boundaries and African American Theology
- Index
