African American Christian Ethics

affirmative action African American Christian Afrocentrism American Christian ethic aspect assertion attempt believe Bible biblical biblical criticism bioethics black church black Messiah black theology century Christian faith Christology civil cocaine commitment concept Cone context crack cocaine creatures critical culture death penalty discern divine doctrine ecclesiology economic emerged enslaved established sects eventually evil existence existential experience freedom God's gospel hermeneutical historical Holy Spirit homosexuality human nature Ibid inherent interpretation issue James Cone Jesus Christ Jones liberation live Lord means mind moral Moreover movement Negro spirituals normative notion oppressed organ organ transplantation personal-being theism persons perspective political presume problem question racial racism reality reason recognize relationship religion religious consciousness scripture seek sense sentencing sexual sickle-cell sickle-cell anemia slavery slaves social society suffering Testament texts theism theodicy theory thought tradition transcendent transplants ultimate understand University Press vision words worship York