Can We Hear Him Now? James Cone’s Enduring Challenge to White Theologians

The late great James Hal Cone (1938–2018) challenged white Christians to confront the sin of white supremacy. This article contends that white Catholic theologians collectively have yet to accept Cone’s righteous challenge. A scrutiny of the programming of the annual meetings of the Catholic Theolog...

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Main Author: Teel, Karen 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2020
In: Theological studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 81, Issue: 3, Pages: 582-604
Further subjects:B Theological Ethics
B James Cone
B Theological Studies
B Race
B White Supremacy
B antiblackness
B Catholic Theology
B Racism
B Whiteness
B Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA)
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Summary:The late great James Hal Cone (1938–2018) challenged white Christians to confront the sin of white supremacy. This article contends that white Catholic theologians collectively have yet to accept Cone’s righteous challenge. A scrutiny of the programming of the annual meetings of the Catholic Theological Society of America and publications in Theological Studies provides the evidence. Having made the case that white US Catholic theologians have not adequately processed Cone’s challenge, the article argues that an important reason for this failure is fear and proposes specific, concrete action steps for professional societies and scholars.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040563920960034