Risks of Faith - The Emergence of a Black Theology of Liberation 1968-1998 (Paperback)

These three decades' of essays on black theology from James Cone (Union Theological Seminary; A Black Theology of Liberation, 1970, etc.), one of the nation's leading liberation theologians, chart Cone's thinking from the late sixties to the present. He begins with an indictment of white Christians who were complicit in the oppression of their black co-religionists. But he also takes black churches to task for peddling "pie-in-the-sky-by-and-by" instead of embracing Black Power's program of radical change here and now. His middle section pays tribute to and assessesthe impact of the ministries of the Rev. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. In Cone's mind, King is "America's most important theologian," surpassing even Niebuhr and Edwards, "because of what he said and did about race from a theological point of view." But it was Malcolm X who first inspired Cone to criticize both Christianity and the Civil Rights movement. In his final section, Cone embraces Womanist theology, and decries ecological destruction, observing that "unless we learn to live in harmony . . . with the universe we will self-destruct." Many of these essays are dated, but readers interested in tracing the development of black liberation theology will find them invaluable. (Kirkus Reviews)

"American religious thought at its best."--Michael Eric Dyson, author of I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
From the birth of Black Theology to James Cone's seminal work on the theology of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the philosophy of Malcolm X, to the importance of the environmental movement, Risks of Faith presents the best and breadth of Black Theology.
"James Hal Cone has almost singlehandedly re-shaped western theological thought to make it racially inclusive by demythologizing the conventional myths and shibboleths which kept it a white spiritual and philosophical preserve for centuries."--C. Eric Lincoln, William Rand Kenan Professor of Religion and Culture (Emeritus), Duke University
"This volume of new and classic texts offers a wide-ranging introduction to the esteemed theologian's work."--Emerge
"Risks of Faith shows that Cone is as much a prophet after thirty years as he was in the beginning."--Delores S. Williams, author of Black Theology in a New Key
"Risks of Faith will be a revelation to those unaware that Black Religion reflects the finest modern manifestation of Jesus' teachings."--Derrick Bell, author of Gospel Choirs

General

Imprint:	Beacon Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2000
First published:	November 2000
Authors:	James H. Cone
Dimensions:	203 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-8070-0951-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-8070-0951-2
Barcode:	9780807009512

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!