what are the main tenets of black liberation theology?

..or a member of the far Right blogosphere, they include:

1. Hatred of white people

2. Reparations so we can buy more crack

3. Hatred of white people

4. Replacing the Democratic and Republican Parties with the Crips and the Bloods

5. Hatred of white people

6. Lots of free stuff if you're black

and last but not least,

7. Hatred of white people

I can't add any more to what Horus said...he pretty much nailed it.

Jack

you didn't answer the question asked. and most self-respecting teachers wouldn't give you credit for that answer.

so... have another go at it.

based on what black liberation theology claims to teach, how did you arrive at your conclusions?

in other words,

1. start by telling everyone what black liberation theology claims to teach, and then

2a. show everyone why these tenets are or are not what black liberation theology practices in actuality, or

2b. show everyone how these tenets translate into your conclusions.

Or you asking for a Wikipedia definition or the current sermon compilations of the average Pupit thundering, collection plate passing, Cadillac Escalade driving, 10,500 square foot Mansion living figurehead?

1. start with what black liberation theology itself claims (to try) to do.
• run through the examples that these particular black churches point towards as evidence that they are fulfilling their claims.
2. then, point us to evidence that supports your view of black liberation theology (whatever it may be), either:
• examples that directly contradict the claims of these particular black churches, or
• examples that mitigate/offset their claims.

with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

my suspicion is that maybe 2 or 3 fraysters (on either side) (and none on botf) knows what s/he is talking about. in part, it's an exercise to confirm that botfers are now by and large just expertless windbags.

similar to the china-tibet issue. and similar to the original wright flare-up.

can of worms? According to Wikipedia this whole concept is based on the waging of social and class warfare and IMO a misinterpretation of the passages in Matthew where Christ talks about bringing " A sword " . This passage has been established for many centuries by Bible Scholars as an indication of Christian persecution not as a tool for justifying race riots.

I will continue if you wish...but you have been warned.

jo

(but beware the editorial notes on wiki. [i don't mean the ones at the top of the page. i mean the history of article revisions. as of last night, the first line of the article read "wright is a racist pig!" it's not there today.])

(also, note that i'm asking first for the statement from black liberation theologists--i.e., primary source, not secondary [or tertiary, as wiki is]. after that, feel free to interject with critiques.)

I will do the research and check multiple references...

This is an excellent thread subject.

jo

That's too much work. I just watch the Jeremiah Wright video. That tells me all I need to know about Black Liberation Theology.

I don't need to smell a turd to know it stinks.

Jack

As I understand it, black liberation theology focuses attention less on the eternal aspects of Jesus' coming (salvation that doesn't kick in until after death) and more on the specific implications of his message for oppressed people in the here and now. All of the physical miracles described in the New Testament are seen as metaphors for the dual release from bondage implicit in his teachings - release from slavery to sin, and (more centrally) release from oppression in a concrete, everyday sense. And Jesus himself is less interested in promoting righteousness and virtue as traditionally understood by the church than he is in doing his part, and encouraging others to do the same, to remove the artificial barriers to "having life and having it abundantly" placed by one man upon another. Essentially, it's a reconceptualization of Christianity that focuses on the same message with different points of emphasis to make it more relevant to people living with the results of injustice and oppression.

That is my limited understanding. As far as specific main tenets, I can't really say any come off the top of my head.