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James H. Cone argues that Black Liberation Theology developed independently from Liberation Theology (June 14, 2020)

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 […]

For liberal theology the virgin birth is a stumbling block which is best removed. For liberation theology it is a piece of bread. – Dorothee Sölle (November 16, 2019)

Dorothee Sölle (1929–2003) analyzes the virgin birth from the perspective of liberation theology and feminist theology in her book Thinking About God: An Introduction to Theology. Sölle argues that the doctrine of the virgin birth has been polarized into two extremes by orthodox and liberal theology. She argues that orthodoxy […]

Hagar: A Symbol of the Oppressed (feat. Phillis Trible and Hans Küng) (July 18, 2019)

Phillis Trible's Texts of Terror: Literary-feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives is a classic text on the sad stories of four women in the Bible: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed woman, and the daughter of Jephthah. The book is an exegetical analysis of these four scriptural loci, that do not force angry feminism […]

Jürgen Moltmann: Universalism of the Kingdom of God is only demonstrated through one-sided identification with the exploited, despised and persecuted. (September 11, 2018)

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’s Reproach of Bibliolatry: Idolizing the Bible instead of Liberating the Oppressed (October 23, 2017)

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 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 […]