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REVIEW: James Cone In Plain English by Stephen D. Morrison (November 1, 2020)
Introduction
James Hal Cone (1938—2018) opened my eyes to the wickedness of white theology, he taught me that I must become Black like Jesus, he helped me understand that God sides with the oppressed against their oppressors, he redeemed my understanding of Malcolm X, he taught me about the mass lynchings […]
This meme has serious Moltmann vibes! It depicts Jesus Christ agonizing on the cross, with the text "I CAN'T BREATHE" and "#BLACKLIVESMATTER" in large font.
Where was God in the lynching of George Floyd? Moltmann would answer that Jesus was there suffering with George Floyd, calling out "I can't breathe" and […]
James H. Cone argues that Black Liberation Theology in the United States developed independently from Liberation Theology in Latin America in his book For My People: Black Theology and the Black Church. Where have we been and where are we going.
James H. Cone (1938 – 2018) was deeply influenced by […]
James H. Cone defends Martin Luther King Jr. from the fundamentalists (January 27, 2020)
Have you or someone you've known ever called Martin Luther King Jr. a heretic? Sadly, I've witnessed it happen often. Every time that I've publicly praised MLK as America's most outstanding theologian, someone inevitably replies "No! He's a heretic!" or "A heretic cannot be America's greatest theologian!" Fundamentalists are the […]
Jürgen Moltmann frequently writes about liberation theology, often drawing upon his experience working in Nicaragua in Latin America (the birth place of liberation theology) and within the critical context of his theology of hope. In Hope for the Church: Moltmann in Dialogue with Practical Theology, Moltmann contributes two remarkable essays within […]
James H. Cone Was Right (1936 – 2018) (April 28, 2018)
James H. Cone (1938 - 2018) has died. I'm deeply saddened to learn that we have lost a scholar whose voice is desperately needed today. I've been highly influenced and helped by many of Dr. James H. Cone's books, such as The Cross and The Lynching Tree, Risks of Faith: The […]
Bibliolatry is prevalent in America (and many other parts of the world), and bibliolatry happens when the bible is turned into an idol. The Heidelberg Catechism defines Idolatry as "having or inventing something in which to put our trust instead of, or in addition to, the only true God who […]
James H. Cone: Liberation Theology is the Gospel of Jesus Christ (August 17, 2017)
James H. Cone defines the Gospel of Jesus Christ in terms of liberation theology. According to Cone, the Gospel is not an abstract idea or spiritual truth that applies to all people indiscriminately—both victims and victimizers alike—because God specifically sides with the oppressed, and the Gospel is the liberation of […]
James Cone: Martin Luther King, Jr. is America’s Most Outstanding Theologian (January 18, 2015)
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s (1929—1968) birthday was January 15, 1929 and he would have been 86 years old, if he had lived until today. MLK was assassinated on Thursday, April 4, 1968 when he was 39 years old in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
Tomorrow is the only major federal holiday […]
James H. Cone on the Gospel and Liberation Theology (January 12, 2015)
Liberation Theology is at the heart of the Gospel, and is the task of setting captives free of bondage. Deliverance from slavery is the constant theme from the beginning of the Bible and throughout Church History until today. It is God delivering the Israelites out of the Egyptian captivity by […]
