Katie G. Cannon is Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education.Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University.

"There is much to explore and celebrate about this long overdue update to the vast scope of African American theology, past and future. To be sure, this volume is for scholars and serious students as it offers an important, valid and expanded view of doctrines, internal debates and on-going challenges. To this end, the handbook's strength lies in its structure and in its use of womanist scholarship as more than an addendum, but rather as valuable and necessarycontributors to African American theology."--Clemette Haskins, Anglican and Episcopal History"Cannon and Pinn have assembled a who's who of contemporary African-American theology in a substantial volume, tracing its themes, debates, and future prospects. A wonderful resource to dip into or read straight through."--Christian Century"In this monumental collection, Cannon (Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education) and Pinn (Rice Univ.) provide an assessment of the current state of African American theology, looking at it from an interdisciplinary and multi-faith perspective... Because of the breadth of the topics and the quality of the essays, this volume is destined to be a classic work in the field... Essential." --CHOICE

• IntroductionAnthony B. Pinn and Katie G. Cannon Section One: Sources Chapter One - African American History and African American Theology - Stephen C. Finley Chapter Two - Reading and Using Scripture in the African American Tradition - Allen Callahan Chapter Three - African American Religious Experience - M. Shawn Copeland Chapter Four - The African American Christian Tradition - Sylvester Johnson Chapter Five - Culture/Cultural Production and African American Theology - Clarence E. Hardy, III Chapter Six - Reason in African American Theology - Terrence L. Johnson Chapter Seven - Theoretical Commitments in African American Theology - Edward P. Antonio Chapter Eight - Methodologies in African American Theology - Frederick L. Ware Section Two: Doctrines Chapter Nine - Doctrine of God in African American Theology - Keri Day Chapter Ten - Christology in African American Theology - Diane L. Hayes Chapter Eleven - Holy Spirit in African American Theology - James H. Evans, Jr. Chapter Twelve - Humanity in African American Theology - J. Cameron Carter Chapter Thirteen - World/Creation in African American Theology - Torin Alexander Chapter Fourteen - Liberation in African American Theology - Juan Floyd-Thomas Chapter Fifteen - Evil and Sin in African American Theology - Larry Murphy Chapter Sixteen - Church in African American Theology - R. Drew Smith Chapter Seventeen - Eschatology in African American Theology - Derek S. Hicks Chapter Eighteen - Heaven and Hell in African American Theology - Eboni Marshall Turman Section Three: Internal Debates Chapter Nineteen - Womanist Theology as Corrective to African American Theology - Cheryl Kirk-Duggan Chapter Twenty - Humanism in African American Theology - Anthony B. Pinn Chapter Twenty-One - Audiences of Accountability in African American Theology - Dennis W. Wiley Chapter Twenty-Two - Embodiment in African American Theology - Stephanie Y. Mitchem Chapter Twenty-Three - Pedagogical Praxis in African American Theology - Katie G. Cannon Chapter Twenty-Four - Religious Pluralism and African American Theology - Dianne Diakite Chapter Twenty-Five - Sexuality in African American Theology - Horace Griffin Section Four: Ongoing Challenges Chapter Twenty-Six - The Problem of History in African American Theology - Lewis R. Gordon Chapter Twenty-Seven - Social Theory and African American Theology - Corey D. B. Walker Chapter Twenty-Eight - Black Ontology and Theology - Victor Anderson Chapter Twenty-Nine - African American Theology and the Global Economy - Anthony G. Reddie Chapter Thirty - African American Theology and the American Hemisphere - Josef Sorett Chapter Thirty-One - The African in African American Theology - Peter J. Paris Section Five: Prospects for the Future Chapter Thirty-Two - Prosperity Gospel and African American Theology - Jonathan L. Walton Chapter Thirty-Three - African American Theology and the Public Imaginary - Willie Jennings Chapter Thirty-Four - Cultural Boundaries and African American Theology - Emilie M. Townes

Katie G. Cannon is Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education.Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University.

"There is much to explore and celebrate about this long overdue update to the vast scope of African American theology, past and future. To be sure, this volume is for scholars and serious students as it offers an important, valid and expanded view of doctrines, internal debates and on-going challenges. To this end, the handbook's strength lies in its structure and in its use of womanist scholarship as more than an addendum, but rather as valuable and necessarycontributors to African American theology."--Clemette Haskins, Anglican and Episcopal History"Cannon and Pinn have assembled a who's who of contemporary African-American theology in a substantial volume, tracing its themes, debates, and future prospects. A wonderful resource to dip into or read straight through."--Christian Century"In this monumental collection, Cannon (Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education) and Pinn (Rice Univ.) provide an assessment of the current state of African American theology, looking at it from an interdisciplinary and multi-faith perspective... Because of the breadth of the topics and the quality of the essays, this volume is destined to be a classic work in the field... Essential." --CHOICE

• IntroductionAnthony B. Pinn and Katie G. Cannon Section One: Sources Chapter One - African American History and African American Theology - Stephen C. Finley Chapter Two - Reading and Using Scripture in the African American Tradition - Allen Callahan Chapter Three - African American Religious Experience - M. Shawn Copeland Chapter Four - The African American Christian Tradition - Sylvester Johnson Chapter Five - Culture/Cultural Production and African American Theology - Clarence E. Hardy, III Chapter Six - Reason in African American Theology - Terrence L. Johnson Chapter Seven - Theoretical Commitments in African American Theology - Edward P. Antonio Chapter Eight - Methodologies in African American Theology - Frederick L. Ware Section Two: Doctrines Chapter Nine - Doctrine of God in African American Theology - Keri Day Chapter Ten - Christology in African American Theology - Diane L. Hayes Chapter Eleven - Holy Spirit in African American Theology - James H. Evans, Jr. Chapter Twelve - Humanity in African American Theology - J. Cameron Carter Chapter Thirteen - World/Creation in African American Theology - Torin Alexander Chapter Fourteen - Liberation in African American Theology - Juan Floyd-Thomas Chapter Fifteen - Evil and Sin in African American Theology - Larry Murphy Chapter Sixteen - Church in African American Theology - R. Drew Smith Chapter Seventeen - Eschatology in African American Theology - Derek S. Hicks Chapter Eighteen - Heaven and Hell in African American Theology - Eboni Marshall Turman Section Three: Internal Debates Chapter Nineteen - Womanist Theology as Corrective to African American Theology - Cheryl Kirk-Duggan Chapter Twenty - Humanism in African American Theology - Anthony B. Pinn Chapter Twenty-One - Audiences of Accountability in African American Theology - Dennis W. Wiley Chapter Twenty-Two - Embodiment in African American Theology - Stephanie Y. Mitchem Chapter Twenty-Three - Pedagogical Praxis in African American Theology - Katie G. Cannon Chapter Twenty-Four - Religious Pluralism and African American Theology - Dianne Diakite Chapter Twenty-Five - Sexuality in African American Theology - Horace Griffin Section Four: Ongoing Challenges Chapter Twenty-Six - The Problem of History in African American Theology - Lewis R. Gordon Chapter Twenty-Seven - Social Theory and African American Theology - Corey D. B. Walker Chapter Twenty-Eight - Black Ontology and Theology - Victor Anderson Chapter Twenty-Nine - African American Theology and the Global Economy - Anthony G. Reddie Chapter Thirty - African American Theology and the American Hemisphere - Josef Sorett Chapter Thirty-One - The African in African American Theology - Peter J. Paris Section Five: Prospects for the Future Chapter Thirty-Two - Prosperity Gospel and African American Theology - Jonathan L. Walton Chapter Thirty-Three - African American Theology and the Public Imaginary - Willie Jennings Chapter Thirty-Four - Cultural Boundaries and African American Theology - Emilie M. Townes

Katie G. Cannon is Annie Scales Rogers Professor of Christian Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education.Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University.

"There is much to explore and celebrate about this long overdue update to the vast scope of African American theology, past and future. To be sure, this volume is for scholars and serious students as it offers an important, valid and expanded view of doctrines, internal debates and on-going challenges. To this end, the handbook's strength lies in its structure and in its use of womanist scholarship as more than an addendum, but rather as valuable and necessarycontributors to African American theology."--Clemette Haskins, Anglican and Episcopal History"Cannon and Pinn have assembled a who's who of contemporary African-American theology in a substantial volume, tracing its themes, debates, and future prospects. A wonderful resource to dip into or read straight through."--Christian Century"In this monumental collection, Cannon (Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education) and Pinn (Rice Univ.) provide an assessment of the current state of African American theology, looking at it from an interdisciplinary and multi-faith perspective... Because of the breadth of the topics and the quality of the essays, this volume is destined to be a classic work in the field... Essential." --CHOICE

• IntroductionAnthony B. Pinn and Katie G. Cannon Section One: Sources Chapter One - African American History and African American Theology - Stephen C. Finley Chapter Two - Reading and Using Scripture in the African American Tradition - Allen Callahan Chapter Three - African American Religious Experience - M. Shawn Copeland Chapter Four - The African American Christian Tradition - Sylvester Johnson Chapter Five - Culture/Cultural Production and African American Theology - Clarence E. Hardy, III Chapter Six - Reason in African American Theology - Terrence L. Johnson Chapter Seven - Theoretical Commitments in African American Theology - Edward P. Antonio Chapter Eight - Methodologies in African American Theology - Frederick L. Ware Section Two: Doctrines Chapter Nine - Doctrine of God in African American Theology - Keri Day Chapter Ten - Christology in African American Theology - Diane L. Hayes Chapter Eleven - Holy Spirit in African American Theology - James H. Evans, Jr. Chapter Twelve - Humanity in African American Theology - J. Cameron Carter Chapter Thirteen - World/Creation in African American Theology - Torin Alexander Chapter Fourteen - Liberation in African American Theology - Juan Floyd-Thomas Chapter Fifteen - Evil and Sin in African American Theology - Larry Murphy Chapter Sixteen - Church in African American Theology - R. Drew Smith Chapter Seventeen - Eschatology in African American Theology - Derek S. Hicks Chapter Eighteen - Heaven and Hell in African American Theology - Eboni Marshall Turman Section Three: Internal Debates Chapter Nineteen - Womanist Theology as Corrective to African American Theology - Cheryl Kirk-Duggan Chapter Twenty - Humanism in African American Theology - Anthony B. Pinn Chapter Twenty-One - Audiences of Accountability in African American Theology - Dennis W. Wiley Chapter Twenty-Two - Embodiment in African American Theology - Stephanie Y. Mitchem Chapter Twenty-Three - Pedagogical Praxis in African American Theology - Katie G. Cannon Chapter Twenty-Four - Religious Pluralism and African American Theology - Dianne Diakite Chapter Twenty-Five - Sexuality in African American Theology - Horace Griffin Section Four: Ongoing Challenges Chapter Twenty-Six - The Problem of History in African American Theology - Lewis R. Gordon Chapter Twenty-Seven - Social Theory and African American Theology - Corey D. B. Walker Chapter Twenty-Eight - Black Ontology and Theology - Victor Anderson Chapter Twenty-Nine - African American Theology and the Global Economy - Anthony G. Reddie Chapter Thirty - African American Theology and the American Hemisphere - Josef Sorett Chapter Thirty-One - The African in African American Theology - Peter J. Paris Section Five: Prospects for the Future Chapter Thirty-Two - Prosperity Gospel and African American Theology - Jonathan L. Walton Chapter Thirty-Three - African American Theology and the Public Imaginary - Willie Jennings Chapter Thirty-Four - Cultural Boundaries and African American Theology - Emilie M. Townes