Political Melodies in the Pews? by Moody David L.;

Author:Moody, David L.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Published: 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

For Thurman, Jesus Christ belongs to no man, no race, no creed; faith in Jesus Christ is available to all who believe. Moreover, Thurman argues that Christianity has been viewed by Black Americans throughout history as a White man’s religion (a similar argument is raised by the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in his book Africans who shaped our Faith [1995]). Thurman was a proponent of racial integration, evident by the fact he was co-pastor for the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples in San Francisco (during the 1940s, he served with the Reverend Alfred Fisk, who was White). Dr. Thurman was also the first Black tenured dean of chapel at a major White university. Thurman served as dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University from 1953 to 1965.

Albert Cleage (1911–2000). Some would argue that Albert Cleage’s book The Black Messiah (1968) along with James Cone’s (1970) A Black Theory of Liberation were two essential pieces of literature that help formulate contemporary Black liberation and Black Nationalism discourse in the United States. Cleage argues in The Black Messiah that it was important for Black Christians to realize they serve a Black Jesus. Similar to Cone, Cleage suggests the essence of Christianity not only concerns itself with salvation, but it also speaks to one’s awareness of who the “Black Messiah” is—Jesus Christ.

Several others could be mentioned here; however, for me, the most vocal advocate for liberation and the refutation of traditional theological thought is James Cone.

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