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| − | '''Black liberation theology''' is the affirmation of Black humanity that emancipates black people from White [[racism]]. Based on victimology, it is essentially a highly selective interpretation of the Gospels in an attempt to co-opt Christianity to promote [[Communism]] and [[Marxism]]. Black Liberation Theology was coined by James Cone, PhD. in 1970, now teaching at New York's Union Theological Seminary. It is to reject the idea of [[God]]'s universal nature in favor of race based critique of theological provenance. | + | '''Black liberation theology''' is the affirmation of Black humanity that emancipates black people from White [[racism]]. Based on victimology, it is essentially a highly selective interpretation of the Gospels in an attempt to co-opt Christianity to promote [[Communism]] and [[Marxism]]. Black Liberation Theology was coined by [[James H. Cone]], PhD. in 1970, now teaching at New York's Union Theological Seminary. It is to reject the idea of [[God]]'s universal nature in favor of [[race]]-based critique of theological provenance. |
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| | ==Liberation Theology== | | ==Liberation Theology== |
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| | ==Ties To Marxism== | | ==Ties To Marxism== |
| | Black Theology of Liberation by Cone laid the foundation for many to embrace Marxism and a distorted self-image of the perpetual "victim." | | Black Theology of Liberation by Cone laid the foundation for many to embrace Marxism and a distorted self-image of the perpetual "victim." |
| − | "The Christian faith does not possess in its nature the means for analyzing the structure of capitalism. Marxism as a tool of social analysis can disclose the gap between appearance and reality, and thereby help Christians to see how things really are." | + | "The Christian faith does not possess in its nature the means for analyzing the structure of [[capitalism]]. Marxism as a tool of social analysis can disclose the gap between appearance and reality, and thereby help Christians to see how things really are." |
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| | This victim identity invites a distorted view of reality, fosters nihilism, and divides rather than unites. | | This victim identity invites a distorted view of reality, fosters nihilism, and divides rather than unites. |
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| | ==Reverend Jeremiah Wright== | | ==Reverend Jeremiah Wright== |
| − | [[Jeremiah Wright]] himself is a supporter of the [[Nation of Islam]] that latched onto the views of two race based theologists, Dwight Hopkins and James H. Cone. Rev. Wright's statements are the heart of this theology. "Jesus was a poor black man" because he lived in oppression at the hands of "rich white people." The government is responsible for infecting blacks with HIV. [[Barack Hussein Obama]]'s spiritual mentor of twenty years, Rev. Wright taught victimology, race-based theology mixed with Christianity. | + | [[Jeremiah Wright]] himself is a supporter of the [[Nation of Islam]] that latched onto the views of two race-based theologists, Dwight Hopkins and James H. Cone. Rev. Wright's statements are the heart of this theology. "Jesus was a poor black man" because he lived in oppression at the hands of "rich white people." The government is responsible for infecting blacks with [[HIV]]. [[Barack Hussein Obama]]'s spiritual mentor of twenty years, Rev. Wright taught victimology, race-based theology mixed with Christianity. |
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| | See also: [[Barack Obama and Liberation Theology]]. | | See also: [[Barack Obama and Liberation Theology]]. |
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| | ==Black Theology Books== | | ==Black Theology Books== |
| − | * ''Black Power and Black Theology'', (James Cone) | + | * ''Black Power and Black Theology'', (James H. Cone) |
| − | * ''A Black Theology of Liberation'', (James Cone) | + | * ''A Black Theology of Liberation'', (James H. Cone) |
| − | * ''God of the oppressed'', (James Cone) | + | * ''God of the oppressed'', (James H. Cone) |
| − | * ''For My People: Black Theology and the Black Church'' (James Cone) | + | * ''For My People: Black Theology and the Black Church'' (James H. Cone) |
| | * ''Heart and Head : Black Theology--Past, Present, and Future'', (Dwight Hopkins) | | * ''Heart and Head : Black Theology--Past, Present, and Future'', (Dwight Hopkins) |
| | * ''Cut Loose Your Stammering Tongue : Black Theology in the Slave Narratives'', (Dwight Hopkins) | | * ''Cut Loose Your Stammering Tongue : Black Theology in the Slave Narratives'', (Dwight Hopkins) |