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- Title
Black Theology and the Question of Hope: A Transnational Dialogue between James H. Cone and Jürgen Moltmann.
- Authors
Gautier, Dominik
- Abstract
The article analyzes the dialogue between theologians James H. Cone (1938-2018) and Jürgen Moltmann (1926-) who both knew each other personally since the late 1960s. With regard to the theological topic of hope and with the aid of the analytical categories politics of respectability< (Evelyn Brooks Higgenbotham) and >Afro-Americanophilia< (Moritz Ege), the article shows the intersections of Cone's and Moltmann's theologies. Both theologies emphasize the this-worldly, critical dimension of Christian hope. The article comes to the conclusion that Moltmann's theology can provide a starting point for a theologically grounded critique of racism in the German context. At the same time, Moltmann's example motivates German theologians to resume and deepen the neglected dialogue with black theologies - for example with regard to a critical reflection on the concept of hope.
- Subjects
CONE, James H., 1938-2018; MOLTMANN, Jurgen, 1926-2024; BLACK theology
- Publication
Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte: Internationale Zeitschrift für Theologie und Geschichtswissenschaft, 2020, Vol 33, Issue 1, p112
- ISSN
0932-9951
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.13109/kize.2020.33.1.112