Black Theology in Britain

Black Theology in Britain
Author: Michael N. Jagessar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2016-04-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1134964552

Black theology as a discipline emerged in 1960s America, growing out of the experiences of Black people of the African Diaspora as they sought to re-interpret the central ideas of Christianity in light of struggle and oppression. However, a form of Black theology has been present in Britain since the time of slavery. 'Black Theology in Britain' offers the first comprehensive survey of Black theology, tracing its development in Britain from the eighteenth century to today. The essays cover a wide range of topics: Black Liberation; drama as a medium for Black theology; the perspective of Black women; Black theology in the pulpit and pastoral care; and the work of Robert Beckford and Anthony Reddie. 'Black Theology in Britain' is a key resource for students of British history, cultural studies, Black theology, and religious studies.

Black, Gay, British, Christian, Queer

Black, Gay, British, Christian, Queer
Author: Jarel Robinson-Brown
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2021-07-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334060486

If the church is ever tempted to think that it has its theology of grace sorted, it need only look at its reception of queer black bodies and it will see a very different story. In this honest, timely and provocative book, Jarel Robinson-Brown argues that there is deeper work to be done if the body of Christ is going to fully accept the bodies of those who are black and gay. A vital call to the Church and the world that Black, Queer, Christian lives matter, this book seeks to remind the Church of those who find themselves beyond its fellowship yet who directly suffer from the perpetual ecclesial terrorism of the Christian community through its speech and its silence.

A Redemption Song

A Redemption Song
Author: Delroy Hall
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2021-12-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334060745

This landmark text offers critical reflection and practical tool for pastors working and leading congregations where there is a large percentage of African Caribbean worshippers and other marginalised communities. Drawing from real-life pastoral examples, socio-political analysis and the theme of Eucharist as a means to human healing and restoration, it outlines and explores what a black British pastoral theology might look like.

Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity

Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity
Author: Anthony G. Reddie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 131717383X

Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity explores the legacy of slavery in Black theological terms. Challenging the dominant approaches to the history and legacy of slavery in the British Empire, the contributors show that although the 1807 act abolished the slave trade, it did not end racism, notions of White supremacy, or the demonization of Blackness, Black people and Africa. This interdisciplinary study draws on biblical studies, history, missiology and Black theological reflection, exploring the strengths and limitations of faith as the framework for abolitionist rhetoric and action. This Black theological approach to the phenomenon of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the institution of slavery draws on contributions from Africa, the Caribbean, North America and Europe.

The Cambridge Companion to Black Theology

The Cambridge Companion to Black Theology
Author: Dwight N. Hopkins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2012-07-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 052170569X

A comprehensive look at black theology and its connection with major doctrinal themes within Christianity from a global perspective.

Black Theology in Britain

Black Theology in Britain
Author: Michael N. Jagessar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2016-04-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1134964625

Black theology as a discipline emerged in 1960s America, growing out of the experiences of Black people of the African Diaspora as they sought to re-interpret the central ideas of Christianity in light of struggle and oppression. However, a form of Black theology has been present in Britain since the time of slavery. 'Black Theology in Britain' offers the first comprehensive survey of Black theology, tracing its development in Britain from the eighteenth century to today. The essays cover a wide range of topics: Black Liberation; drama as a medium for Black theology; the perspective of Black women; Black theology in the pulpit and pastoral care; and the work of Robert Beckford and Anthony Reddie. 'Black Theology in Britain' is a key resource for students of British history, cultural studies, Black theology, and religious studies.

Jesus is Dread

Jesus is Dread
Author: Robert Beckford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1998
Genre: Black people
ISBN:

Black Theology and Black Power

Black Theology and Black Power
Author: Cone, James, H.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2018
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608337723

"The introduction to this edition by Cornel West was originally published in Dwight N. Hopkins, ed., Black Faith and Public Talk: Critical Essays on James H. Cone's Black Theology & Black Power (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1999; reprinted 2007 by Baylor University Press)."

Theologising Brexit

Theologising Brexit
Author: Anthony G. Reddie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2019-06-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0429671474

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the theological challenge presented by the new post-Brexit epoch. The referendum vote for Britain to leave the European Union has led to a seismic shift in the ways in which parts of the British population view and judge their compatriots. The subsequent rise in the reported number of racially motivated incidents and the climate of vilification and negativity directed at anyone not viewed as ‘authentically’ British should be a matter of concern for all people. The book is comprised of a series of essays that address varying aspects of what it means to be British and the ways in which churches in Britain and the Christian faith could and should respond to a rising tide of White English nationalism. It is a provocative challenge to the all too often tolerated xenophobia, as well as the paucity of response from many church leaders in the UK. This critique is offered via the means of a prophetic, postcolonial model of Black theology that challenges the incipient sense of White entitlement and parochial ‘nativism’ that pervaded much of the referendum debate. The essays in this book challenge the church and wider society to ensure justice and equity for all, not just a privileged sense of entitlement for some. It will be of keen interest to any scholar of Black, political and liberation theology as well as those involved in cultural studies from a postcolonial perspective.

The Oxford Handbook of African American Theology

The Oxford Handbook of African American Theology
Author: Katie G. Cannon
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199381089

Named an Honor Book for Nonfiction by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association African American theology has a long and important history. With modern roots in the civil rights movements of the 1960s, African American theology has gone beyond issues of justice and social transformation to participate in broader dialogues of theological inquiry. The Oxford Handbook of African American Theology brings together leading scholars in the field to offer a critical and comprehensive analysis of this theological tradition in its many forms and contexts. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this Oxford Handbook examines the nature, structures, and functions of African American Theology. The volume surveys the field by highlighting its sources, doctrines, internal debates, current challenges, and future prospects in order to present key topics related to the wider palette of Black Religion in a sustained scholarly format. This formative collection presents current scholarship on African American Theology and scripture, eschatology, Christology, womanist theology, sexuality, ontology, the global economy, and much more. The contributors represent a diverse set of faith perspectives, adding to the layered discourses within the volume. These essays further important discussions on the pressing debates and challenges that shape black and womanist theologies.