Philosophy of religion and the African American experience : conversations with my Christian friends /

Philosophy of religion and the African American experience : conversations with my Christian friends /

Most white philosophers of religion generally presume that philosophy of religion is based on what is a false universality; whereby the white/Western experience is paradigmatic of humanity at-large. The fact remains that Howard Thurman, James H. Cone and William R. Jones, among others, have produced...

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Main Author: McClendon, John H.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill-Rodopi, [2017]

Series: Value Inquiry Book Series 300.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082.

Subjects:

Christian philosophy.
Black theology.
African American philosophy.
Religion > Philosophy.

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Call Number: BR100 .M333 2017

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Table of Contents:
  • Conversation on African Americans and Christianity
  • Can a Philosopher Spoil a Good Christian? An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion and the African American Experience
  • Philosophy of Religion: The Social Basis of Theology and the Secular Character of Philosophy
  • Howard Thurman as Historical Investigator: On Jesus-The Man-As Jew and the Meaning of Christianity
  • James Cone and The Old Testament as History Book: A Philosophical Assessment
  • Biblical Scripture is a History Book: An African American Tradition
  • Constructing Noah as Black: A Contemporary Myth about 'Historical' Origins of a Biblical Character
  • William R. Jones and Philosophical Theology: Transgressing and Transforming Conventional Boundaries of Black Liberation Theology
  • Divine Racism and the Matter of Internal Criticism: Theology, Theodicy, and Ideology
  • Conclusion: Social Outlook and Sacred Text.