单词 | black theology |
释义 | > as lemmasblack theology black theology n. originally U.S. an interpretation of Christianity which promotes the liberation of black people from oppression, racism, and poverty; cf. liberation theology n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theology > branches of theology > [noun] > black black theology1968 1968 Independent (Pasadena, Calif.) 11 Nov. 5/2 To restore the purity of original Christianity, ‘black theology’ wants to roll back many of the major characteristics of Christianity. 1969 J. H. Cone Black Theol. & Black Power ii. 31 There is, then, a desperate need for a black theology, a theology whose sole purpose is to apply the freeing power of the gospel to black people under white oppression. 1986 R. Fatton Black Consciousness in S. Afr. v. 107 Christianity, according to the dominant theme of Black Theology, was imbued with the legacy of Jesus' identification with the oppressed, and Jesus' condemnation of the powers that be. 2000 W. J. Jennings in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 74/1 Liberation, as the link between theology and sociopolitical agendas, has always been an important concept for black theology. < as lemmas |
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