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James H. Cone

(1938–2018) Christian Theologian

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James H. Cone was a Christian theologian, best known for God of the oppressed.

Quick Facts About James H. Cone

Born
August 5, 1938
Died
April 28, 2018
Profession
Christian Theologian
Notable works
God of the oppressed

About James H. Cone

James Hal Cone was an American Methodist minister and theologian. He is best known for his advocacy of black theology and black liberation theology. His 1969 book Black Theology and Black Power provided a new way to comprehensively define the distinctiveness of theology in the black church. His message was that Black Power, defined as black people asserting the humanity that white supremacy denied, was the gospel in America. Jesus came to liberate the oppressed, advocating the same thing as Black Power. He argued that white American churches preached a gospel based on white supremacy, antithetical to the gospel of Jesus.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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