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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, William R. (William Ronald)
- 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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