Beyond Prophetic Rhetoric: Jesus and Justice in Practice

When prophetic rhetoric is not connected to just actions as concrete praxis, the preacher can become much like a social justice avatar—like an online freedom fighter who advocates for justice one click at a time but never engages in the battle for equality offline.

POLITICS, PUBLIC LIFE

Barack Obama, Election 2016, Jamye Wooten, Jeremiah Wright, justice, liberation theology

April 28, 2012

Scholars Gather in London to Discuss Religion and Race

The Transatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race (TRRR) is a community of discourse, focusing on religious responses to issues of race within contemporary western cultures.

PUBLIC LIFE

black church activism, God, liberation theology, London, R. Drew Smith, race and religion, spotlight

February 29, 2012

Dr. James Cone: The Cross and the Lynching Tree

James H. Cone talks about his new book, The Cross and the Lynching Tree. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs071/1101293452452/archive/1109412316407.html The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the...

CULTURE

Black Liberation Theology, cross and lynching tree, James Cone, liberation theology, spotlight

November 30, 2011

Empowering Voices Interviews Dr. James H. Cone

Rev. Joan R. Harrell interviews Dr. James Cone, Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary

FAITH, VIDEOS

Black Liberation Theology, Empowering Voices, James Cone, liberation theology, Rev. Joan R. Harrell, spotlight

November 21, 2011

BEYOND TRIVIAL MELODIES: THE BLACK CHURCH AND OCCUPY WALL STREET

To be sure the Black Church is not monolithic. In fact the term, “Black Church” is a rubric for a half dozen predominately Black denominations, dozens of non-denominational mega churches and their fellowships, and black congregations inside predominately white denominations. These various constellations constitute the Black Church. In word, there are many “Black Churches”.

PUBLIC LIFE

black church, Economic Justice, James Cone, liberation theology, Martin Luther King, occupy wall street, Poverty, Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, spotlight

Beyond Prophetic Rhetoric: Jesus and Justice in Practice

Scholars Gather in London to Discuss Religion and Race

Dr. James Cone: The Cross and the Lynching Tree

Empowering Voices Interviews Dr. James H. Cone

BEYOND TRIVIAL MELODIES: THE BLACK CHURCH AND OCCUPY WALL STREET

Pastor Jamal H. Bryant & Dr. Jeremiah Wright in Conversation

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