Black theology and ideology : deideological dimensions in the theology of James H. Cone / Harry H. Singleton III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singleton, Harry H., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black theology.

Cone, James H.

Physical Description:

xvi, 127 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, MN : Liturgical Press, 2002.

Summary:

In this work Harry H. Singleton, III, uniquely combines the theological methods of Juan Luis Segundo and James H. Cone. Segundo's method of deideologization is appropriated to argue that relevant theological reflection must depart from the exposing of religio-political ideologies that justify human opression in the name of God and their need to be effectively countered by the creation of new theological presuppositions rooted in liberation. Singleton then contextualizes Segundo's method by offering Cone's theological perspective as the best example of such an approach in America insofar as it is able to discern the link between religio-political ideologies and black oppression.

Contents:

1. The Black Experience and the Emergence of Ideological Suspicion 1

The Black Experience as an Existential Encounter with White Supremacy 1

The Black Experience as an Eschatological Decision for Black Liberation 9

The Black Experience as the Contemporary Revelation of God 17

2. The Western Intellectual Tradition and Ideological Suspicion 25

Western Intellectual Discourse and White Supremacy 26

The Western Theological Tradition and Sociopolitical Oppression 34

Why a Black Theology? 38

Black Theology as Christian Theology 42

3. Hermeneutical Methodology and the Emergence of Exegetical Suspicion 47

Hermeneutical Methodology, White Supremacy, and Slavery 48

Hermeneutical Methodology, White Supremacy, and Segregation 55

Black Theology and Hermeneutical Methodology 58

Black Theology, Hermeneutical Methodology, and the Old Testament 61

Black Theology, Hermeneutical Methodology, and the New Testament 63

4. A New Hermeneutic 68

God 69

Humanity 72

Jesus Christ 77

Eschatology 82

Revolution and Violence 86

5. The Case for Indigenous Deideologization 92

Cone's Theology of Liberation 93

Segundo's Liberation of Theology 99

The Case for Indigenous Deideologization 105.

Notes:

"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-124) and index.

ISBN:

0814651062

OCLC:

47240748