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A Black Theology of the American Empire

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Authors:
  1. Karl W. Lampley

    1. Religious Studies, Santa Clara University, Oakland, USA

  • Provides a deep and holistic exploration of black perspectives on American Empire and U.S. foreign policy
  • First book to provide a demonstration of the ongoing significance of James Cone’s work
  • Provides a constructive statement and declaration on the theology, experience, and history of the American Empire

Part of the book series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice (BRWT)

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This book understands, interprets, and critiques the theology of the American Empire that undergirds and bolsters U.S. foreign policy and global engagement in the contemporary world order. It is particularly in conversation with African American experience, American presidential history, black religious and political thought, as well as black theological perspectives. The book makes a constructive theological statement and declaration on the American Empire in opposition and resistance to racism and white supremacy in U.S. origins and historical development. Finally it proposes a way forward for twenty-first century black theology in response to the foundational theology of James Cone. This publication is important, not only for scholars interested in black religious thought, but also those seeking critical reflection on the omnipresence of racial inequality and social injustice in the American Empire.

 

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Karl W. Lampley
    Pages 1-28

  3. Presidential Prerogatives and the American Empire

    • Karl W. Lampley
    Pages 29-57

  4. The Theology of the American Empire

    • Karl W. Lampley
    Pages 59-84

  5. Black Perspectives on the American Empire

    • Karl W. Lampley
    Pages 85-119

  6. A Black Theology of the American Empire

    • Karl W. Lampley
    Pages 121-147

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 149-151
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Religious Studies, Santa Clara University, Oakland, USA

    Karl W. Lampley

About the author

Karl W. Lampley graduated from Harvard University cum laude in Social Studies, earned a Masters of Divinity from Claremont School of Theology, and received a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Chicago Divinity School. He has taught at Hanover College and currently teaches contemporary theology, the Christian Tradition, and American religious history at Santa Clara University. He is the author of A Theological Account of Nat Turner: Christianity, Violence, and Theology (2013).

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Black Theology of the American Empire

  • Authors: Karl W. Lampley

  • Series Title: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76499-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-76498-1Published: 17 December 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-76501-8Due: 31 December 2025

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-76499-8Published: 16 December 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2945-6975

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-6983

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 151

  • Topics: Black Theology, Christianity

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