Books on Religion and Theology for Morehouse Men        Prophesy Deliverance!2 reviews Cornel West Westminster John Knox Press, 2002 Intellectually and Spiritually Inspiring + Revolutionary Christianity I read this book for the first time as a young graduate student! It was one of the most exciting books I had read at the time. It's fine combination of intellectual insight and grounding in the best of the prophetic Christian tradition did more to help shape my religious imagination than many other ...             The Head Negro in Charge Syndrome: The Dead End of Black Politics8 reviews Norman Kelley Nation Books, 2004 Great book and a wake up call to real intellectual debate and study + excellent popular exposition + Who's in charge and why? Norman Kelley has written one of the great intellectual books of the begining of the 21st century, The HNIC Syndrome is a perfect companion to Harold Cruse crisis of the Negro Intellectual. Kelley spares no one in this book from the almost lethargic black left (who used to deliver) to the whiny ...             Ride the River2 reviews Larry Christenson Bethany House Publishers, 2000 Ride the River: Directions for Receiving God's Guidance + RIDE THE RIVER The author employs the historic "trinity" of President Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and their leadership in the Corps of Discovery as a kind of allegory from which he draws instruction on guidance. Most Christians seek the guidance of God; many are not sure how to obtain it, how to recognize it if ...             Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk Delores S. Williams Orbis Books, 1995 This landmark work in emerging African American "womanist" thought uses the image of Hagar--mother of Ishmael, cast into the wilderness by Abraham and Sarah but protected by God--as a prototype for African American women. Williams sees in the story of Hagar--an African woman, surrogate mother, homeless, exiled--an image of survival and defiance that is appropriate to African American women today. ...             Black Religion and Black Radicalism: An Interpretation of the Religious History of African Americans3 reviews Gayraud S. Wilmore Orbis Books, 1998 Emancipation from the Sin of Slavery and from the Slavery of Sin + wonderful overview + Prayer and Protest Wilmore's work, now in its third edition, is a standard in the treatment of African American religious history. His detailed study proposes that Black history equals religion and Black religion equals the struggle for freedom. From the personal testimony of Black religious leaders and from the ...             A Black Theology of Liberation (Ethics and Society)16 reviews James H. Cone Orbis Books, 1990 Great Book + Destroying all America loves This is a well written book which explains how Afro-Americans are able to take Marxist ideology and hammer it into a "religion." If this is a religion, what is a political party? Take out the perfunctory lip service to "Christ" and you end up with a nice racist jihad against whitey. If this ...             Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation5 reviews Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1991 A Must Read for Seminarians of ALL COLORS! + Educational and formational in one book + A MOVING WORK!` + Set the Captives Free             Dread and Pentecostal: A Political Theology for the Black Church in Britain Robert Beckford Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2000 A systematic attempt to construct a Black British theology of liberation, as opposed to Black Christian theology which, in the author's assessment, simply reacts to and draws inspiration from European and American theologies. Black Christian theology is primarily concerned with church life, worship and witness, whereas Black liberation theology seeks empowerment through social and political ...             Constructive Theology: A Contemporary Approach to Classic Themes: A Project of The Workgroup On Constructive ...3 reviews Serene Jones Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2005 Good materials for construction When I was in seminary, I took a course entitled 'systematic theology'. While this was indeed the subject, the task of the course was more in line with what this text deals with - at the end of that course, we had to construct (as best we could) a consistent theology that dealt with the primary ...             Fortress Introduction to CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGIES5 reviews Ed. L. Miller Fortress Press, 1998 Good + The Modern Liberal Foundation + A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Editor I enjoyed this book. It provides an excellent run-down of the most influental theologies of the 20th Century. However, there is virtually no mention of conservative theologians.             Is God a White Racist?5 reviews William R. Jones Beacon Press, 1997 Impenetrable Logic + Great Book + YES, God's a white Racist! + An interesting Critique of Black Theology + Provocative             Honoring the Ancestors: An African Cultural Interpretation of Black Religion and Literature Donald H. Matthews Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 This book has two major emphases: it is an analysis of the methods employed by social scientists, historians, and literary critics in the study of African American religion; and it is a constructive theological statement regarding African American religion. The Negro Spiritual serves as the source material for both purposes. Since the Spiritual is the earliest body of African American folk ...             Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith21 reviews Richard J. Foster HarperOne, 2001 A REAL EYE OPENER FOR ONE TYPE OF CHRISTIANITY + A Little Too Much of the Good Stuff + Streams of Living Water + A true classic...             Christian Theology: An Introduction (4th Edition)40 reviews Alister E. McGrath Wiley-Blackwell, 2006 Loved the History Emphasis + Better than the other editions + Extraordinary Theological Resource + A Broad Sweep of Christian Theology + !             Fortress Intro Black Church Hi1 review Anne H. Pinn Augsburg Books, 2001 The God of Slavery I like this book because it is very informative on religious instruction of slaves and the formation of black churches. I like the format of the book and it's accuracy. It tells the suffering of African Americans to gain freedom of religion. It shows their faith in God for the journey and His ...             Black Theology and Black Power7 reviews James H. Cone Orbis Books, 1997 Culmination of meaning James Cone put forth Black Theology and Black Power as an explanation of the change required for black men to survive in this society. Cone defines black power as, "complete emancipation of black people by whatever means black people deem necessary." This emancipation call means, "black people no ...             High Impact African-American Churches5 reviews George Barna, Harry R. Jackson Jr. Regal Books, 2004 High Impact African American Churches-Uncovered + Jackson/Barna Mix is Great + A little dry, but very insightful + Two Thumbs Up!             Beyond the Bible: Moving from Scripture to Theology (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)4 reviews I. Marshall Baker Academic, 2004 Hermeneutics Played Out + Tough and Intriguing But... + begin with the right questions + Marshall blazes a trail, but it's not finished ...             Growing the African American Church Abingdon Press, 2006             The Rise and Demise of Black Theology (Reclaiming Liberation Theology) Alistair Kee SCM Press, 2008 Black Theology emerged in the 1960s as a response to black consciousness. Since then it claims to have broadened its perspective to include oppression on the grounds of race, gender and class. In this book Alistair Kee contests this claim, arguing that Black and Womanist Theologies present inadequate analysis of race and gender and no account at all of class or economic oppression. Content with ...              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen music: Viotti: Complete Violin Concertos, vol. 4 we recommend 'Earn this' home  impressum - about us