Black Theology in BritainA Reader
Edited by: Michael N. Jagessar, Anthony G. Reddie
Series: Cross Cultural Theologies Paperback Price £16.99/$29.95 |    |
Description
‘What is this about colours in theology? Surely there is only one true theology – that revealed by God in the Bible! And why on earth would you want a Black theology anyway?’ These words are the opening paragraph to the very first editorial for the 1st issue of Black Theology In Britain: A Journal of Contextual Praxis. The words were written by the founding editor, Emmanuel Lartey, who at the time was a senior lecturer in Pastoral Theology in the department of theology at the University of Birmingham.
Black theology as a self-named discipline and a radical form of Christian practice emerged in its present form in 1960s, in the USA. It has grown out of the experiences of Black people of the African Diaspora as they have sought to re-interpret the central ideas of Christianity in light of their experiences. But Black theology is not simply a North American affair.
If Black theology can be defined as the radical re-interpretation of the revelation of God in Christ, in light of the struggles and suffering of Black existence in order that de-humanised and oppressed Black people might see in God the basis for their liberation; then there has been a form of Black theology in operation in Britain since the epoch of slavery.
It is therefore, most timely that this seminal volume should come to fruition in 2007. 2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. Although there has been a Black presence in Britain since Roman times, the often troubled existence of Black people in Britain can be traced to the Elizabethan era and the influx of Black slaves from Africa and the Americas.
This text seeks to outline the development of Black theology in Britain from 18th century through to our contemporary era. By means of re-investigating popular texts and previously unpublished groundbreaking material, the editors offer a comprehensive and challenging interpretation of the development of an eclectic and distinctive voice that is Black Theology in Britain.
This text, therefore, will be the first text of its kind and a key resource for courses in Black British History, Cultural studies, Critical Theory and Popular culture, Black Theology, Religious Studies and Citizenship studies (the Black contribution to civic life in Britain).
‘What is this about colours in theology? Surely there is only one true theology – that revealed by God in the Bible! And why on earth would you want a Black theology anyway?’ These words are the opening paragraph to the very first editorial for the 1st issue of Black Theology In Britain: A Journal of Contextual Praxis. The words were written by the founding editor, Emmanuel Lartey, who at the time was a senior lecturer in Pastoral Theology in the department of theology at the University of Birmingham.
Black theology as a self-named discipline and a radical form of Christian practice emerged in its present form in 1960s, in the USA. It has grown out of the experiences of Black people of the African Diaspora as they have sought to re-interpret the central ideas of Christianity in light of their experiences. But Black theology is not simply a North American affair.
If Black theology can be defined as the radical re-interpretation of the revelation of God in Christ, in light of the struggles and suffering of Black existence in order that de-humanised and oppressed Black people might see in God the basis for their liberation; then there has been a form of Black theology in operation in Britain since the epoch of slavery.
It is therefore, most timely that this seminal volume should come to fruition in 2007. 2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. Although there has been a Black presence in Britain since Roman times, the often troubled existence of Black people in Britain can be traced to the Elizabethan era and the influx of Black slaves from Africa and the Americas.
This text seeks to outline the development of Black theology in Britain from 18th century through to our contemporary era. By means of re-investigating popular texts and previously unpublished groundbreaking material, the editors offer a comprehensive and challenging interpretation of the development of an eclectic and distinctive voice that is Black Theology in Britain.
This text, therefore, will be the first text of its kind and a key resource for courses in Black British History, Cultural studies, Critical Theory and Popular culture, Black Theology, Religious Studies and Citizenship studies (the Black contribution to civic life in Britain).
Contents
Chapter 1 Black Theology in Britain? Discerning a Rational for this Work
Chapter 2 Roots of Black British Religiosity
Roswith Gerloff: The African Diaspora in the Caribbean and Europe: From Pre-emancipation to the Present Day
Lorraine Dixon: The Nature of Blck Presence in England before the Abolition of Slavery
Edson Burton: Post Emancipation Religious Stratification in Jamaica 1865-1948
Claire Taylor: British Churches and Jamacian Migration - A Study of Religion and Identities 1948-1965
Chapter 3 Remembering the Forgotton Voices
Valentina Alexander: Passive and Active Radicalism in the Black Led Church
John Wilkinson: Black Theology at Queen's - The First Steps
Chapter 4 Dread and Rahtid: Robert Beckford's Canon
Robert Beckford: Jah would Never Give the Power to a Baldhead
Robert Beckford: Liberation Theological Praxis (LTP)
Robert Beckford: Kingdom of God and God of the Rahtid
Robert Beckford: Whiteness
Robert Beckford: Dub, Signification and the Trickster Motif
Chapter 5 What are the Sistas Saying?
Kate Coleman: Black Theology and Black Liberation: A Womanist Perspective
Kate Coleman: Black Women and Theology
Lorraine Dixon: Bells Hooks: Teller of Truth and Dreamer of Dreams
Lorraine Dixon: Are Vashti and Esther our Sistas? The Stories of Two Biblical Women as Paradigmatic of Black Women's Resistance in Slavery
Valentina Alexander: Afrocentric and Black Christian Consciousness: Towards an Honest Intersection
Valentina Alexander: A Black Woman in Britain Moves Towards an Understanding of her Spiritual Rites
Maxine Howell Baker: Towards a Womanist Pneumatological Pedagogy
Chapter 6 Interpreting Texts
Hyacinth Sweeney: The Bible as a Tool for Growth for Black Women
Kate Coleman: Being Human: A Black British Christian Woman's Perspective
Mukti Barton: Hermeneutical Insubordination Toppling Worldly Kingdom
Joe Aldred: Paradigms for a Black Theology in Britain
Michael Jagessar: Spinning Texts - Anancy Hermeneutics
Valentina Alexander: Onesimus's Letter to Philemon
Chapter 7 Communicating Black Theology -- Anthony Reddie's Writing
Anthony Reddie: Faith Stories and the Experience of Black Elders
Anthony Reddie: Nobodies to Somebodies: A Practical Theology for Liberation and Education
Anthony Reddie: Acting in Solidarity: Black Voices
Anthony Reddie: Acessing the Dramatic: Using Drama as a Medium for Doing Black Theology
Chapter 8 Black Theology in Pulpit and Pew
Kate Coleman: Arise and Build
Wilfred Wood: The Good Neighbour
Inderjit Bhogal: A Table in the Wilderness
Michael Jagessar: The (Un)Forgiving King
Anthony Reddie: Freedom
Chapter 9 Roots and Routes
Ronald Nathan: Caribbean Youth Identity in the United Kingdom: A Call for a Pan-African Theology
George Mulrain: The Music of African Caribbean Theology
Emmanuel Lartey: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counselling
Michael Jagessar: Navigating the World of 'White' Ecumenism: Insights from Philip Potter
Chapter 10 Future Trajectories
Emmanuel Lartey: After Stephen Lawrence: Characteristics and Agenda for Black Theology in Britain
Specifications
| ISBN-10 (Paperback) | 1845530594 |
| ISBN-13 (Paperback) | 9781845530594 |
| Price (Paperback) | £16.99/$29.95 |
| Publication Date | November 2007 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Size | 216 x 138mm |
| Readership | undergraduates |
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