JAMES CONE’S THEOLOGY OF CULTURE IN BLACK THEOLOGY OF LIBERATION
JAMES CONE’S THEOLOGY OF CULTURE IN BLACK THEOLOGY OF LIBERATION
Author(s): Péter Gaál SzabóSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: black theology;contextual theology;liberation theology;
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines James Cone’s construction of the black cultural self inhis Black Theology of Liberation (1970). Informed by Paul Tillich’s idea of contextand correlation, Cone seeks to embed African Americans in a social/cultural contextin which they can still negotiate a rewarding and theologically validated culturalidentity.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 24/2018
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 143-151
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English