Black liberation theology
A new biblical epic, ‘The Book of Clarence,’ captures the political side of the messiah
By Andre Henry — January 11, 2024
(RNS) — An irreverent biblical comedy counters decades of whitewashed and stiff-necked biblical narratives.
After 50 years, ‘liberation theology’ is still reshaping Catholicism and politics – but what is it?
By Leo Guardado — December 14, 2022
(The Conversation) — The influential movement, which is still controversial both inside and outside Catholicism, must be understood in the context of Latin American history.
Pushed online in pandemic, women of color find safe spaces for faith and healing
By Kathryn Post — September 8, 2022
(RNS) — ‘There’s really no space in the nonprofit world, racial justice world or the ministry world that is just for women of color.’
The ‘Nap Bishop’ offers rest as a tool of resistance
By Kathryn Post — March 25, 2022
(RNS) — What if you could combat white supremacy and the soul-crushing attributes of capitalism while taking a restorative nap?
White evangelicals’ attacks on James Cone are about power, not truth
By Andre Henry — January 9, 2020
(RNS) — A specter has been haunting white evangelicalism, in the shape of the late James Cone, a founder of black liberation theology.
James Cone, the cross, and the lynching memorial
By Jemar Tisby — April 30, 2018
(RNS) — James Cone refused to assign any authenticity to a religion that claimed to be Christian but did not address the liberation of black people from white supremacy.
James Cone, ‘founder of black liberation theology,’ dies at 79
By Adelle M. Banks — April 28, 2018
(RNS) — His theology contrasted sharply with traditional views by articulating God’s identification with U.S. blacks.
Why Ross Douthat thinks we’re ‘a nation of heretics’
By Daniel Burke — April 17, 2012
(RNS) New York Times columnist Ross Douthat doesn't mince words in his new book "Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics." In an interview with Religion News Service, Douthat explains his definition of heresy, why he thinks Mitt Romney and President Obama are both heretics, and why more Americans should argue about religion. By Daniel Burke.
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