Heart and Head: Black Theology--Past, Present, and Future

by Dwight N. Hopkins

Book Overview

Faith, hope, and love embody the black theology of liberation, a movement created by a group of African- American pastors in the 1960s who felt that Christ's gospel held a special message of liberation for African- Americans, and for all oppressed people. Beginning with an intimate introduction, Hopkins writes of his mother's death, when he was nine, and reveals that his father's love for the poor influenced him to become a Minister and to pursue a life of service which required 'a compassionate intellect and an intellectual compassion. Hopkins asserts that in this post-Civil Rights, post-affirmative action era, that all people, regardless of race, must join together in forging a new common wealth. Offering a detailed perspective on a new racial, gender, and economic democracy in the United States, Hopkins illustrates that black theology can be the key to personal and global liberation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403962928
• ISBN13: 9781403962928
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Expressions of Black Faith and Spiritualaity

This is an intense capturing of ideas and ideals from a Black Theologian. His work is divided into Four thorough sub-titles.Part One: DEFINING BLACK THEOLOGY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. Chapters one and two are expanded with information about 'Black Theology of Liberation and the Impact of Womanist Theology' and about 'The Preferential Option for the Poor and the Oppressed'Part Two: BLACK THEOLOGY AND SACRED LIFE. Pulls chapters three and four together to enlighten about 'Spirituality and Transformation in Black Theology' and about 'A New Heterosexual Male'.Part Three: BLACK THEOLOGY AND THE WORLD. In chapters five and six he captures ' A Black American Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue in the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians' and 'The Religion of Globalization'.Part Four:THE CHALLENGE OF THE FUTURE. The writer shares in chapter seven and eight 'James H. Cone and Thoughts for a New Generation' and 'A New Common Wealth'.Heart and Head presents a variety of chapters and challenges for the twenty-first century. It draws on the rich fountainhead of African American experiences and offers lessons for a healthy human community. Hopkins imparts interesting points about the differences between 'Theology', 'Spirituality' and 'Religion'.A must read for students of Theology and Religion.Reviewed by aNN Brown