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"Under these circumstances, doubt is not a denial but an integral part of faith. It keeps faith from being sure of itself. But doubt does not have the final word. The final word is faith giving rise to hope."

–James Cone, *The Cross and the Lynching Tree*, 106.

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January 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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#JamesCone #LiberationTheology #BlackLiberationTheology
Quote from James Cone's book 'A Black Theology of Liberation' is displayed against a dark gray background. The quote reads: 'The blackness of Christ clarifies the definition of him as the Incarnate One. In him God becomes oppressed humanity and thus reveals that the achievement of full humanity is consistent with divine being. The human being was not created to be a slave, and the appearance of God in Christ gives us the possibility of freedom.'
January 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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#JamesCone #LiberationTheology #blackliberationtheology
A quote from James Cone, displayed on a dark background with white text. The quote reads: 'Christian theology is a theology of liberation. There can be no Christian theology that is not identified unreservedly with those who are humiliated and abused. In fact, theology ceases to be a theology of the gospel when it fails to arise out of the community of the oppressed.' The author's name, James Cone, is shown at the bottom of the quote.
January 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross.

–James Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree

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A stylized figure of Christ with a red halo bleeds from wounds as large nails pierce its body; blood drops are highlighted in red against a monochrome background.
April 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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March 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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To round out my #BlackHistoryMonth with a spiritual and educational read, I am #NowReading "The Cross and the Lynching Tree" by one of my favorite theologians, #JamesCone. This dude was NO play thing! #BlackBookSky #amreading
February 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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"Any message that is not related to the liberation of the poor in a society is not Christ's message. Any theology that is indifferent to the theme of liberation is not Christian theology."

–James Cone, from the preface to *A Black Theology of Liberation*

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September 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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This #blackhistorymonth I'm focusing on reading and amplifying black voices. The demonic forces of white racism Cone speaks of are screaming as loudly as ever, and we are called to join this work of resistance and liberation. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿
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The principalities and powers that are still active in the world, despite God's victory in Jesus resurrection, are represented concretely in the structures of injustice that oppress the weak and humiliate the poor. They are the demonic forces of white racism that enslave black, red, and brown people in the name of freedom and liberty. In this social context, then, God's reconciliation is God's liberating work against these powers. Divine justification is the removal of oppressed black people from the control of white power, thereby making it possible for the enslaved to be free. -James Cone, God of the Oppressed
February 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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"When the gospel is spiritualized so as to render invisible the important economic distinctions between the haves and the have-nots, the dialectical relation between faith and the practice of political justice is also obscured."

#JamesCone "Christian Faith and Political Praxis"
August 4, 2023 at 6:27 PM
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Let's Talk About - Dr. James Cone. Cone is considered one of the great scholars on religion and culture; specifically as it relates to Black Theology.

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Why James Cone Was the Most Important Theologian of His Time
Cone’s writing and teaching has changed countless legions of lives, and this white disciple of Rev. Dr. James Cone is deeply grateful.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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📌Grateful to @Sojourners for highlighting two of our authors—James Cone & Kelly Brown Douglas—whose voices continue to shape faith & justice. 🙏

Read here: sojo.net/articles/opi...

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The Theology Behind Trump’s Crackdown on D.C.
The underlying logic of overpolicing did not begin with Trump’s takeover of D.C.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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'A beautiful responsibility': Documentary film will encapsulate history of Black Liberation Theology'

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'A beautiful responsibility': Documentary film will encapsulate history of Black Liberation Theology
“It’s a journey of discovery,” says multiple Emmy-winning filmmaker and educator Dante James of his current project, a feature-length documentary on Black liberation theology. “Getting out into unchar...
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August 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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"The Cross & the Lynching Tree" - #JamesCone (RIP) My all-time FAVORITE theologian! The dude is BAD!
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Studying the work of #JamesCone in class this week is particularly heavy on the heart.

Rest in peace, Dr. Cone.
November 17, 2024 at 9:14 PM