Category Archives: theological method

Theology and Ideology (more thoughts on James Cone)

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Tim McGee

Theologians must continually ask: “How do we distinguish our words about God from God’s Word…our dreams and aspirations from the work of the Spirit” (Cone, God of the Oppressed, 77). Each theological movement challenges some other movement for its ideological … Continue reading →

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Theology and Creativity: James Cone on the Theological Imagination

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Tim McGee

God’s Word is a poetic happening, an evocation of an indescribable reality in the lives of the people. James Cone, God of the Oppressed, p. 17. James Cone wonderfully situates theological work within the realm of human artistic production: theology … Continue reading →

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Secular Dogmatics? (Continuing thoughts on Fanon as Theologian)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Tim McGee

At the beginning of his enormous Church Dogmatics, Karl Barth argues that theology can and should consider itself “a science.” As someone shaped by interdisciplinary studies, I found myself a bit suspicious–who cares if it is “a science?” Nevertheless, Barth … Continue reading →

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Reading Fanon as a Theologian

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Tim McGee

As should be clear, I think Fanon’s writing are theologically relevant, not just in the sense that he offers criticisms theologians need to address but also that he offers a trajectory–intellectual, social–that theologians should follow. I’ve been rereading some sections … Continue reading →

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