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Books by
James Cone
God of the Oppressed
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A Black Theology of Liberation /
For My People, Black Theology and the Black
Church
Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare (1992)
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Black Theology and Black Power
Risks of Faith: The Emergence of a Black Theology of
Liberation, 1968-1998 /
The
Spiritual and the Blues: An
Interpretation
Black Theology: A Documentary History: Volume Two: 1980-1992
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My Soul Looks Back
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Book Reviews
"Any message that is not related to the liberation of
the poor in a society is not Christ's message. Any theology that is
indifferent to the theme of liberation is not Christian theology."
--James H. Cone
When first published in 1970 A Black
Theology of Liberation
revolutionized theology with its searing indictment of white theology and
society. James Cone radically reappraised Christianity from the pained and
angry perspective of the oppressed black community in North America.
Twenty years later Cone's work retains its original power, enhanced now by
the reflections on the evolution of his own religious quest for
liberation.
"James Cone is a committed man 'saturated' in the real world,
which he analyzes with the authority of one who has experienced it. A Black
theology of liberation is for this reason a passionate book, passionately
written. In reading it some will be chilled by their anger, others will
tremble with fear. many readers, though, will find a stimulus here for
their own struggles. This is what James cone envisages."
--Paulo Freire, Foreword
"Professor Cone is the first theologian to give formal
and systematic expression to the meaning of black religion and to place it
in the context of the black revolution. But Dr. Cone's larger contribution
transcends the black revolution and offers to America, and to the church,
a key to understanding something more about the faith than we have ever
undertaken to learn."
--C. Eric Lincoln
"Much has happened in black theology since the publication of
A Black
Theology of Liberation. Womanist theology has been the most creative
and challenging development. the theological voice of Delores Williams is
supported by Katie Cannon, Jacquelyn Grant, Kelly Brown, Cheryl Gilkes,
Toinette Eugene, and Cheryl Sanders.
Challenging theological voices also
are being heard from a new generation of young male voices. They include:
Dwight Hopkins, Josiah Young, James Evans, Robert Franklin, Alonzo
Johnson, George Cummings, and Theodore Walker. In the area of biblical
studies, Cain Felder has led the way with his important book, Troubling
Biblical Waters. Other important voices include Randall Bailey, Renita
Weems, Clarice Martin, Thomas Hoyt, and Vincent Wimbush."
--James Cone * * * * *
Bill Moyers and James Cone (Interview) * * * *
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updated 28 July 2008 |
