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Celebrating the “Father of Black Liberation Theology”
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
06 Jul 2020
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Margaret Kimberley · Celebrating the “Father of Black Liberation Theology”

Theologian James Cone, who died two years ago, “sent shock waves throughout the Christian world” in 1969 when he published his book on Black liberation theology, said Matt Harris, a doctoral candidate at UCLA who co-authored an article titled, “In the Hope That They Make Their Own Future: James H. Cone and the Third World.”  “Cone’s critique of capitalism was always coupled with a critique of American imperialism,” said Harris.

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