The Quest for Liberation and Reconciliation:

Leading contemporary theologians and scholars present essays on the themes of liberation and reconciliation in tribute to J. Deotis Roberts. The essays are divided into the following sections: Theological Reflection, Faith in Dialogue, and Shaping the Practice of Ministry. The compilation presents an interesting array of perspectives on the ways in which Christian theology, ethics, and ministry are involved in the quests for liberation and reconciliation in North America and the rest of the world.

Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

vii

Introduction by Michael Battle

ix

PART 1: THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION

Systematic Theology

3

(13)

1 Religious Dialogue or Social Justice?

3

(7)

Jürgen Moltmann

2 The Problem of Religious Knowledge

10

(6)

John Macquarrie

Philosophical Theology/Philosophy of Religion

16

(37)

3 Science and Spirituality

16

(18)

Norbert M. Samuelson

4 Faith and Reason: J. Deotis Roberts as Prophet of Reconciliation

34

(12)

Frederick Ferré

5 "The Criticism of [Black] Theology Is Transformed into the Criticism of Politics"-Karl Marx

46

(7)

Alistair Kee

Black Theology

6 Martin, Malcolm, and Black Theology

53

(10)

James Cone

7 Black Theology: The Notion of Culture Revisited

63

(19)

Dwight Hopkins

Theological Ethics

82

(27)

8 J. Deotis Roberts and the Roman Catholic Tradition

82

(11)

Charles Curran

9 African Contributions and Challenges to the Ecumenical Movement

93

Peter J. Paris

PART 2: FAITH IN DIALOGUE

Ecumenical Relations

109

(20)

10 Centrality of Periphery: Geography of Ecumenical Relations

109

(7)

Kosuke Koyama

11 African Christianity as African Religion: Beyond the Contextualization Paradigm

116

(13)

Tinyiko Samuel Maluleke

PART 3: SHAPING THE PRACTICE OF MINISTRY

Family Life Studies

129

(12)

12 The Ministry of the African American Church as Liberator of Families

129

(12)

Janice E. Hale

Pastoral Theology

141

(24)

13 Black Pastoral Theology as Psychological Liberation

141

(12)

Edward P. Wimberly

14 Theological and Spiritual Empowerment of Black Women in Ministry

153

(12)

Delores Carpenter

Theological Education

165

(14)

15 African American Baptists: Prolegomenon to a Theological Tradition

165

(14)

William H. Brackney

Afterword by J. Deotis Roberts

179

(8)

Brief Biography and Bibliography

187

(2)

Notes

189

(14)

List of Contributors

203

(2)

Index of Names

205

(6)

Index of Subjects

211

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The Quest for Liberation and Reconciliation: Essays in Honor of J. Deotis Roberts

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