Liberation Theologies

Scope: This section of the guide covers the black liberation theological movement, beginning in the 1960s to the present. It does not include resources on African American religion prior to the 1960s.

Introductory Works:

Finding Aids:

Call # Ranges:

• BT 82.7 (Black Theology)
• BR 563 .N4 (African Americans and Christianity)
• BS 521.2 (Black Interpretations of the Bible)
• BX 5979 (African Americans and the Episcopal Church)
• E 185.7 (African American Churches in the United States)

Subject Headings:

• Black Theology
• African Americans -- Religion
• Liberation Theology -- United States
• African American Episcopalians
• African American Clergy
• Bible -- Black Interpretations

Finding Aids:

A selection of influential works by Black theologians
Including James Evans, Dwight Hopkins, Cornel West, Eddie Glaude, William Jones, Gayraud Wilmore, and Charles Copher. For additional resources, try searching these theologians in the library catalog or ATLA Religion Database.