God of the Oppressed

Every white self-professed theologian and pastor who continues to preach or speak about anything other than struggle with and the liberation for the oppressed, has strayed tremendously from the Gospel and in the words of brother Cone, "...it is blasphemy." Cone is systematic in his deconstruction of......more

Extraordinary work and required reading for any Christian interested in anti-racism. Powerfully argued with a deep Christology, love of the Bible, and faith. His perspective is missing from much of today's dialogue, especially among social-justice-forward Christians. James Cone was a great follower......more

It is not enough to "make room" or "be welcoming" of oppressed or marginalized people in our religious communities. We must make the active choice to be radically led by those voices. I used to say that I left Mormonsim because of how it treated people of color, gays and women. I'm realizing now tha......more

I first learned about black liberation theology in theology class at seminary. If I recall correctly, we were reading a book on Christology and the author was analyzing all sorts of views of Christ from the ancient debates between people like Arius and Athanasius to contemporary discussions includin......more

This book isn't the boogeyman your pastor (or uncle or regular podcaster or favorite Reformed theologians) has made it out to be. Of course, Cone is provocative, and intentionally so, I think. But I'd argue there's a lot of value here if you read charitably, considering the theological and historica......more