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Paperback. BIC Classification: JFSL. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 310.
Faith, hope, and love embody the black theology of liberation, a movement created by a group of African- American pastors in the 1960s who felt that Christ's gospel held a special message of liberation for African- Americans, and for all oppressed people. Beginning with an intimate introduction, Hopkins writes of his mother's death, when he was nine, and reveals that his father's love for the poor influenced him to become a Minister and to pursue a life of service which required 'a compassionate intellect and an intellectual compassion. Hopkins asserts that in this post-Civil Rights, post-affirmative action era, that all ... Read more
Faith, hope, and love embody the black theology of liberation, a movement created by a group of African- American pastors in the 1960s who felt that Christ's gospel held a special message of liberation for African- Americans, and for all oppressed people. Beginning with an intimate introduction, Hopkins writes of his mother's death, when he was nine, and reveals that his father's love for the poor influenced him to become a Minister and to pursue a life of service which required 'a compassionate intellect and an intellectual compassion. Hopkins asserts that in this post-Civil Rights, post-affirmative action era, that all ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Language
English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403962928
SKU
V9781403962928
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About D. Hopkins
Dwight N. Hopkins is Professor of Theology and Director of MA Studies in the Divinity School, University of Chicago, USA.
Reviews for Heart and Head
"... Hopkins has never disappointed the intelligent and compassionate reader...with this volume...he adds another..." - Library Journal "An accessible introduction to black theology of liberation for non-specialists, this is at the same time a fine introduction to liberation theology in general. On both counts, it should interest plenty of readers outside as well as in the African ... Read more