1.According to James Cone, “the blackness of God, and everything implied by it in a racist society, is the heart of Black Theology’s doctrine of God.” What does Cone mean by this provocative claim? Why does Cone claim that Christianity must reject “whiteness?” What biblical experiences of liberation serve as a foundation for black theology? 2.What does it mean to say Jesus is black? How do James Cone and Jacquelyn Grant understand the blackness of God as a constitutive element of redemption/salvation Unit Objectives 1.Be able to discuss womanist theology and the tridimensional experience of oppression. 2.Be able to discuss Black Liberation Theology. 3.Be able to demonstrate how the claim that both God and Jesus are black should be understood both symbolically and literally. |


