This book is split into two parts. The first discusses Cone's view of BLACK THEOLOGY AS LIBERATION THEOLOGY and part 2 discusses THE BLACK CHURCH, ECUMENISM, AND THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE according to Cone. James H. Cone, a leading African American theologian and an advocate of black theology, authored Speaking the Truth: Ecumenism, Liberation, and Black Theology. He is a distinguished Professor …
With the publication of his two early works, Black Theology & Black Power (1969) and A Black Theology of Liberation (1970), James Cone emerged as one of the most theological voices in North America. These books, which offered a searing indictment of white theology and society, introduced a radical reappraisal of the Christian message for our time. Joining the spirit of Malcolm X and Martin Luth…