Volume I: 1966-1979

James H. Cone and Gayraud S. Wilmore, editors

"Black theology comes of age in this work." --C. Eric Lincoln

First published in 1979, this is the classic sourcebook for the emergence of Black theology in the United States. Born out of the Civil Rights Movement and the emerging demand for Black Power, Black theology relates the Gospel to the African-American experience of oppression and the struggle for liberation.

This volume, based on the original, has been substantially streamlined.

New introductions, many additional essays and documents, and a revised bibliography have been added. As the editors write, "We believe that the content of these two volumes will help pastors and lay people, students and teachers, to catch the spirit of the [Black theology] movement and, if God so wills, take it into the twenty-first century with courage and hope."

Part I Black Power and Black Theology

Part II Foundational Voices Before 1980

Part III Black Theology and the Bible Part IV: Black Theology and the Black Church Part V: Black Theology and Black Women

Part VI Black Theology and Third World Theologies