Do Black Lives Matter to “God”?

In this article the author examines the question “do Black lives matter to ‘God'” in light of recent events pertinent to the “Black Lives Matter” movement in the United States. Sharing his general approach to the question, the author then discusses the insights of Black, North American theologi...

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Published in:Black theology
Main Author: Young, Josiah U. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2015]
In: Black theology
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
HA Bible
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDD Protestant Church
NBC Doctrine of God
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Baltimore
B Cone
B Ferguson
B Mana
B Kaplan
B revaluation
B Black Lives Matter Movement
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:In this article the author examines the question “do Black lives matter to ‘God'” in light of recent events pertinent to the “Black Lives Matter” movement in the United States. Sharing his general approach to the question, the author then discusses the insights of Black, North American theologian James Cone and Congolese theologian Kä Mana. Finally, he offers his conclusions in light of recent police killings of African American males in the US.
ISSN:1743-1670
Contains:Enthalten in: Black theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1179/1476994815Z.00000000058