Testimony is an integral part of the Black religious tradition. It is the occasion where the believer stands before the community of faith in order to give account of the hope that is in him or her.
While the rich reap most of the benefits of technological development, the poor bear an unequal burden of dealing with the consequences of the result… - James H. Cone
While the rich reap most of the benefits of technological development, the poor bear an unequal burden of dealing with the consequences of the result…
- James H. Cone
Black racism is a myth created by whites to ease their guilt feelings. As long as whites can be assured that blacks are racists, they can find reason… - James H. Cone
Black racism is a myth created by whites to ease their guilt feelings. As long as whites can be assured that blacks are racists, they can find reason…
To sing about freedom and to pray for its coming is not enough. Freedom must be actualized in history by oppressed peoples who accept the intellectua… - James H. Cone
To sing about freedom and to pray for its coming is not enough. Freedom must be actualized in history by oppressed peoples who accept the intellectua…
Black churches are very powerful forces in the African American community and always have been. Because religion has been that one place where you ha… - James H. Cone
Black churches are very powerful forces in the African American community and always have been. Because religion has been that one place where you ha…
In the act of worship itself, the experience of liberation becomes a constituent of the community's being . . . It is the power of God's Spirit invad… - James H. Cone
In the act of worship itself, the experience of liberation becomes a constituent of the community's being . . . It is the power of God's Spirit invad…
The truth about injustice always sounds outrageous. - James H. Cone
The truth about injustice always sounds outrageous.
The coming of Christ means a denial of what we thought we were. It means destroying the white devil in us. Reconciliation to God means that white peo… - James H. Cone
The coming of Christ means a denial of what we thought we were. It means destroying the white devil in us. Reconciliation to God means that white peo…
Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to op… - James H. Cone
Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to op…
Indeed our survival and liberation depend upon our recognition of the truth when it is spoken and lived by the people. If we cannot recognize the tru… - James H. Cone
Indeed our survival and liberation depend upon our recognition of the truth when it is spoken and lived by the people. If we cannot recognize the tru…
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