Introducing Black Theology of Liberation Grawemeyer Award Winner Earth Community

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What would Catholic systematic theology look like if it were done from a Latino/a perspective

Introducing Black Theology of Liberation Grawemeyer Award Winner Earth Community"Both of these well written and easily accessible books situate black theology in the context of the African American church and in opposition to white dominated theologies. After a brief introduction to black theology during the slave period, Hopkins (theology, Univ. of Chicago; Shoes That Fit Our Feet) traces its more recent history from the the Civil Rights era (1950s and 1960s) to the present. He considers the generation of the founders, examines