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Tag Archives: James Cone
On Violence: James Cone and Martin Luther King Jr.
In the last post, I quoted James Cone, who had this critique of Martin Luther King Jr.’s perspectives on violence and nonviolent: [Martin Luther King Jr’s] dependence on the analysis of love found in liberal theology and his confidence that … Continue reading
James Cone on the Liberation of Love
[Martin Luther King Jr’s] dependence on the analysis of love found in liberal theology and his confidence that the ‘universe is on the side of justice’ seem not to take seriously white violence in America. James Cone, _God of the … Continue reading
The Black Christ (James Cone)
I begin by asserting once more that Jesus was a Jew. It is on the basis of the soteriological meaning of the particularity of his Jewishness that theology must affirm the christological significance of Jesus’ present blackness. He is black … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Christ, christ, Covenant, God of the Oppressed, Israel, James Cone, Jews
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Theology and Ideology (more thoughts on James Cone)
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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Tagged apocalyptic, God of the Oppressed, hauerwas, ideology, James Cone, liberation theology
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Theology and Creativity: James Cone on the Theological Imagination
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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Tagged Contextual Theology, Creativity, God of the Oppressed, Imagination, James Cone, liberation, theology
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