7 African Beginnings

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I Teaching African American Religious Studies
6. 1 What Is African American Religious Studies? 13
7. 2 Reinterpretation in Black Church History
8. 3 Black Religion: Strategies of Survival, Elevation, and Liberation 44
9. 4 Womanist Thought as a Recovery of Liberation Theology 60
10. 5 “Doing the Truth” Some Criteria for Researching and Teaching African American Religious History 74
11. 6 What Is African American Christianity? 87
12. 7 African Beginnings 97
13. 8 The Black Messiah: Revising the Color Symbolism of Western Christology 121
14. 9 Black Consciousness: Stumbling Block or Battering Ram? 137
15. Part III Black Theology History and Major Motifs
16. 10 What Is Black Theology? 153
17. 11 Eschatology in Black 167
18. 12 Black Power, Black People, and Theological Renewal 186
19. 13 The Role of African America in the Rise of Third-World Theology: A Historical Reappraisal 207
20. Part IV Africentric Pastoral Ministry
21. 14 What Is the Relevance of Black Theology for Pastoral Ministry? 223
22. 15 Black Christians, Church Unity, and One Common Expression of Apostolic Faith 246
23. 16 Lessons from My Father’s World: A Sermon 259
24. 17 Struggling against Racism with Realism and Hope 267
25. Notes 279
26. Index 303
27. About the Author 323