Trinity Institute’s Bob Scott talks with theologian James H. Cone about race, religion and violence in the video below. James Cone is best known for his advocacy of Black Liberation Theology (BLT), which is related to the Black Power movement. He is currently the Charles Augustus Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. Cone was heavily influenced by the teachings of Karl Barth (on whom Cone had written his doctoral thesis) and Paul Tillich and Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. His theology developed further in response to critiques by black women, leading Cone to consider gender issues more prominently and foster the development of womanist theology, and also in dialogue with Marxist analysis and the sociology of knowledge.
Just listen and you will easily discover the explicit racism, the twisting of Scripture, and the re-defining (and possibly even the rejection) of several orthodox doctrines of Christianity.
James Cone’s Black Theology is a mixture of Malcom’s “Blackness” and Martin’s “Christianity.”
At the 7:50 time on the video above Cone explains his view of the crucifixion of Christ. He believes that Jesus was a victim — the victim of a lynching. He contends that the only way for Americans to truly understand what happened at the Cross is to understand what happened when Blacks were lynched in American history for on the Cross God took upon himself the suffering of the victim. In fact, Cone believes that every time a Black man is lynched God is present in that body “just like God was present in Jesus’ cross.”
At the 11:00 mark Cone’s convoluted logic is never more evident. He claims that Christians cannot be people in “power.” So Cone believes that White people are not truly Christian because they have the dominant power in America. Yet, Cone has dedicated his life to the pursuits of “Black Power.” Therefore, I say, his life is dedicated to leading Blacks away from Christianity — according to his own twisted theology.
At the 14:15 mark Cone reveals his doubts that the Bible is God’s inspired, infallible, inerrant Word. He then makes statements that sound exactly like the views of the Emergent Movement. Namely, he claims that he would rather follow someone who is always doubting his understanding of the Scriptures.
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Huh?
Bacon, lettuce and tomato (BLT) theology?
“1 black senator out of 50″
“All 9 Supreme Court justices are white as far as I am concerned.”
There is than just a twisted view of God going on with him.
So, justjan, according to you black is not a skin color, but a way a person acts. If one of the Supreme Court Justices was a white version of Rev. Wright would you call him black? I doubt it.
Ummm…Scott? justjan was saying that Cone’s view of the senate was wacked…not good.
After listening to that it’s clear to me that the Emergent Church is BLT adjusted to make white kids under 35 the victims but otherwise it’s pretty much an exact copy.
That man can’t be a Christian, can he?
I find it sort of interesting that a black man has the right to say that another black man Clarence Thomas isn’t really black. It isn’t any more fair for Mr Cone to characterize Justice Thomas as a “white person” than it is for any other bigot/racist.
Thank you for posting this video. In college I read some of his works and simply saw Mr. Cone as a man who wanted Black people to relate to Christ on common ground. After seeing this, I was saddened to see that he is ignorant in the gospel and cannot move pass that Jesus died for the elect, not just black people. He needs prayer, just like those who are presenting a false gospel to the masses.