The divided mind of the Black church
Subtitle: theology, piety, and public witness
By: Raphael G. Warnock
Series: Religion, race, and ethnicity; Religion, race, and ethnicity
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780814794463; 9781479864102
Subjects: African American churches; Black theology; Schwarze Theologie; Schwarze; Mission; Kirche
Description: For decades the black church and black theology have held each other at arm's length. Black theology has emphasized the role of Christian faith in addressing racism and other forms of oppression, arguing that Jesus urged his disciples to seek the freedom of all peoples. Meanwhile, the black church, even when focused on social concerns, has often emphasized personal piety rather than social protest.With the rising influence of conservative evangelicalism, biblical fundamentalism, and the prosperity gospel, the divide has become even more pronounced. In The Divided Mind of the Black Church, Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the spiritual home of the Reverend Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr., traces the historical significance of the rise and development of black theology as an important conversation partner for the black church. (dust jacket).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-249) and index.
Table of contents: title: The gospel of liberation : Black Christian resistance prior to Black theology; title: The gospel's meaning and the Black church's mission; title: Black theologians on the mission of the Black church; title: Black pastors on the mission of the Black church; title: Womanist theologians on the mission of the Black church.