Currents and Crosscurrents in South African Black Theology

This article investigates black theology as it concerns South Africa and the United States--both containing militant and politically dissident aspects. The ideology of James Cone, for instance, was one of the more extreme versions of African-American theology with its vocally political overtones and...

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Published in:Journal of religion in Africa 1974, Vol.6 (1), p.1-22
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African American culture
African Americans
African Christianity
African religions
Black people
Black power
Black power movement
Black theology
Christianity
Churches
Comparative analysis
Cone, James H
Political ideologies
Religion
Religious influences
Religious leaders
South Africans
Spiritual love
Theology
White people
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subjects African American culture
African Americans
African Christianity
African religions
Black people
Black power
Black power movement
Black theology
Christianity
Churches
Comparative analysis
Cone, James H
Political ideologies
Religion
Religious influences
Religious leaders
South Africans
Spiritual love
Theology
White people
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