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Speculations on Black Life : The Collected Writings of William R. Jones / William R. Jones ; [edited by Darrel Jones, Monifa Love, Anthony B. Pinn.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Jones, William R. (William Ronald)
Contributor:
Jones, Darrell.
Love, Monifa.
Pinn, Anthony B.
EBSCOhost
Series:
Bloomsbury studies in black religion and cultures
Bloomsbury Studies in Black Religion and Cultures
Standardized Title:
Works. Selections
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jones, William R. (William Ronald).
Jones, William R.
Black theology.
United States--Religion.
United States.
United States--Race relations.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 222 pages).
Place of Publication:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2023]
Contents:
Intro
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Seeing through the Difficult: William R. Jones and His Speculations on Black Life
Part I: (Black) Humanism
Chapter 1: Black Power and Unitarianism: A Personal View
Chapter 2: Theism and Religious Humanism: The Chasm Narrows
Chapter 3: The Case for Black Humanism
Chapter 4: Religious Humanism: Its Problems and Prospects in Black Religion and Culture
Chapter 5: Oppression, Race, and Humanism
Chapter 6: Is Faith in God Necessary for a Just Society?: Insights from Liberation Theology
Part II: Philosophical Theology
Chapter 7: Reconciliation and Liberation in Black Theology: Some Implications for Religious Education
Chapter 8: Theodicy: The Controlling Category for Black Theology
Chapter 9: The Religious Legitimation of Counterviolence: Insights from Latin American Liberation Theology
Chapter 10: Purpose and Method in Liberation Theology: Implications for an Interim Assessment
Chapter 11: Moral Decision-Making in the Post-Modern World: Implications for Unitarian-Universalist Religious Education
Part III: The Politics of Race
Chapter 12: Power and Anti-Power
Chapter 13: Religion as Legitimator and Liberator: Insights from the Underclass for Public Policy
Chapter 14: Hypocrisy, Bibliocracy, and Democracy: Implications for GayS and Lesbians in the Military
Chapter 15: The Disguises of Discrimination: Civil Rights, 1954-65
Chapter 16: Toward a New Paradigm for Uncovering Neo-racism in American Institutions
Part IV: Critical Reflection on JONES'S Writings
Essay 1: The Debate That Shaped a Field: William R. Jones and Developments in Black Theology
Essay 2: Neo-Racism and the Shortcomings of Religious Liberalism
Essay 3: Expanding the Altar: Transgressing and Transforming Conventional Boundaries in Black Liberation Theology
Afterword
Index
Notes:
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 20, 2023).
Other Format:
Print version: Jones, Darrell Speculations on Black Life
ISBN:
1350338753
9781350338760
1350338761
9781350338753
Publisher Number:
99994174255
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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