God, Race, and History: Liberating Providence

God, Race, and History examines the subversion of the Christian doctrine of providence and attempts to liberate it from whiteness, developing a constructive political theology of providence in conversation with Delores S. Williams and M. Shawn Copeland.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books

European thinkers embraced the Christian doctrine of providence, shaping their vision of the modern world based on the idea of European humanity's dominion over the globe, mirroring the divine order of the universe. This doctrine served as a powerful framework for understanding whiteness, as the male European subject replaced Jesus Christ as the focal point of world history. Through an examination of the works of G.W.F. Hegel, Karl Barth, and James H. Cone, God, Race, and History explores the subversion of the Christian doctrine of providence and subsequent attempts within modern Protestant theology to liberate it from its association with whiteness. It then proposes a constructive political theology of providence, engaging with the ideas of Delores S. Williams and M. Shawn Copeland, highlighting the active presence of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit in the struggles of ordinary, marginalized, and oppressed individuals to survive and create a fulfilling life for themselves, their communities, and the world.

Weight: 313g
Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793619570