Term
Black Theology
A North American theological movement emerging in the late 1960s alongside the civil rights movement. It reflects on the Black struggle for justice and liberation, largely defined by the life and thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Definition
A theological movement in North America in the back half of the 1960s alongside the civil rights movement. It is understood by its creators as a Christian theological reflection upon the black struggle for justice and liberation, largely defined in the life and thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Sources
- 1.Alan Richardson and John Bowden The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983). 72Original citation: Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983, 72.
Last revised August 14, 2026