Thursday, March 4, 2010

What is Liberation Theology?

Posted by the ghetto intellectual on 2/4/2010


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Malcolm X + Martin Luther King, Jr. = James Cone <--- Liberation Theology. GI



The Rev. James Cone is the founder of black liberation theology. In an interview with Terry Gross, Cone explains the movement, which has roots in 1960s civil-rights activism and draws inspiration from both the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, as “mainly a theology that sees God as concerned with the poor and the weak.” Read more and hear interview of James cone at the Blackbottom.

tags: religion, black power, Malcolm X, martin luther king jr.

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