Speculations on Black Life

The Collected Writings of William R. Jones

Darrell Jones (Columbia College, USA), Monifa Love (Bowie State University, USA), Anthony B. Pinn (Rice University, USA) , Anthony B Pinn (Rice University USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
18 May 2023

Other non-Christian religions; Theology

Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Black Religion and Cultures

Is God a white racist? Posed by William R. Jones in his ground-breaking book of the same name, this question disrupted the theological assumptions that marked Black religious thought from early writings of the 1800s to the formation of Black theology in the 1960s. This book compiles his key and essential writings related to over three decades of critical reflection on race, religion, secularism, and oppression in the United States.

Over the course of 30 years, Jones pushed questions and considerations that refined Black theology and that gave greater shape to and understanding of Black philosophers’ intervention into issues of racial and structural inequality. His philosophical work, related to the grid of oppression, fosters an approach to the nature and meaning of oppression in the United States, encouraging rational interrogation of structures of injustice and thought patterns supporting those structures.

Still relevant today, the straightforward style of communication used by Jones makes these essays easily accessible to a popular audience, while maintaining intellectual rigor, making the book also suitable for an academy-based audience.

Edited by: Darrell Jones (Columbia College USA), Monifa Love (Bowie State University, USA), Anthony B. Pinn (Rice University, USA), Anthony B Pinn (Rice University USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350338746
ISBN 10: 1350338745
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Black Religion and Cultures
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 18 May 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Darrell Jones is the son of William R. Jones, and Associate Professor in the Department of Dance at Columbia College, USA, where he specializes in contemporary dance technique, improvisation, and movement for actors. Monifa Love is Associate Dean at Bowie State University, USA. Having worked with William R. Jones at Florida State, she is an expert on Jones’ philosophy of religion and theories of race. Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Professor of Religious Studies, and Director of the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) at Rice University, USA.

Reviews for Speculations on Black Life: The Collected Writings of William R. Jones

In this time of rising authoritarianism, white nationalism, and white supremacy, this collection of essays provides the background to Dr. William Jones' creative and critical methods for elucidating the structural injustice that shapes our world. With this resource, we can better live out his legacy of addressing the ongoing mutations of racial injustice, and his vision of co-equal freedom, authority and power. * Sharon D. Welch, former Provost and Professor of Religion and Society, Meadville Lombard Theological School, USA *