Books by Harry H. Singleton

In this work, Harry H. Singleton seeks a new paradigm for revelation that pushes us beyond America's historical collaboration with Christian sponsored racism and the religious individual. He calls instead for a revelation that prevents the liberation imperative inherent in the Bible from being used to justify black dehumanization.

Combining the theological methods of Juan Luis Segundo and James H. Cone, Harry Singleton sheds new light on the impact of race on the origin and development of theology in America.In Black Theology and Ideology Singleton appropriates Segundo's method of deideologization to argue that relevant theological reflection must expose religio-political ideologies that justify human oppression in the name of God as a distortion of the gospel and counter them with new theological presuppositions rooted in liberation. Singleton then contextualizes Segundo's method by offering the theology of James Cone as the most viable example of such a theological perspective in America.

In this insightful work, Singleton analyzes the white religious establishment's use of Christian faith throughout American history to link divine will with black oppression. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the historical and contemporary impact of Christian faith on the current racial situation in America.