How
should I respond to a world which defines me as a nonperson? That
he is a person is beyond question, not debatable. But when he attempts to
relate to a person, the world demands that he respond as a thing. What should he do? Should
he respond as he knows himself to be, or as the world defines him. P. 11
This came from his highly-read text, Black Theology and Black Power.
Theology:
the study of the nature of God and
religious belief
The young men were asked to write 1-2 pages based on their assessment of Cone's words. Their writings were stimulated by two of Cone's quotes:
"We must seek to destroy everything that
goes against our humanity."
and
"As long as a man is a slave to another
power, he is not free to serve God with mature responsibility. He is not free
to become what he is - human."
Their writings are below:
Theology of personal beliefs
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James Cone states that we as humans are equal and stuff that
dehumanizes us we shouldn’t take parts into idolizing being black is a big part
inside this topic but me personally I will not try to focus on our race for the
whole topic. We as humans shall focus on
the world and what it offers us as living people on the universe instead of
following about a stereotype another human places on us follow your mind
because your mind leads you to the greatest decisions you can ever make in your
life time. There’s no real such thing as
the American way but in this world, we come up with a code to help categorize
each and everything. Instead of working
together we are fighting against each other and that goes for every race
possible. You must focus on your own
destiny with setting your mind on must do goals you will help yourself and the
advantage that comes with helping yourself is helping others. You show humanity the love of having respect
for others just like you there’s no higher human form on this planet except the
lord you choose to worship and that’s a known fact. You cannot serve your lord if you are
subjected to worshipping another human form as yourself spirits are really real
and for the people that know somebody that had died you must see and know there
is a higher spirit that helps you communicate through the afterlife. Finding your belief is also a step into
helping find yourself believe it or not.
In conclusion destroy all the negative and follow the positive roads in
society it takes time speaking from experience but it is actually achievable to
separate from certain things YOU feel that doesn’t need to be involved inside
of your life.
Black theologists
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James cone talks about self-determination and self-identity
I feel like the meaning of this quote is that for yourself to succeed and
surpass negativity in life that other’s may throw at you self-determination is
something you have to and want for yourself and the type of life you have in
mind such as being successful you got to want to be successful in life and you
got to go out there and get it you can’t sit around and hope it comes to your
front door step you have to work for it you have to feel good about yourself
and have a good working ethic self-determination is a very good word you can
look at the word and be motivated by it you can think am I determined to do
better in life and not do anything to help you but you also can think it but
want to make it happen day and night you can wake up and want to be successful
just by questioning yourself in that certain way.
Self-identity is the
way you think of yourself it also is a positive thing because going back to
questioning yourself you would ask what does my identity bring towards myself
and my life and just by that you would want to have a good self-identity of
yourself then a negative one that’s just really how I think I would want myself
to have good traits about myself so I can better myself for my future and for
my life and this is my way of connecting to theology.
James cone is right that “As long as man is slave to another
power, he is not free to serve god with mature responsibility, he is not free
to become what he is-human” this particular means that as long as another man
has power of you , you can’t continue your life the way you would want to you
can’t make your own decisions and go a certain route you want to your freedom
is stripped from you and how you can’t serve your god a certain way you want to
or go to a certain place where you feel is right to do so at, and how since you
are not free you can’t show them your true desire for yourself or your
destination you have and want to continue with in life.
I agree with James cone “we must seek to destroy everything
that goes against our humanity” this means that we have to destroy all of our
negative thoughts in life that goes against our self-conscience but it also
takes for yourself to believe that in yourself also you can’t just think it you
really gotta have a meaning towards it.
James cone is right that “Black power threatens the very
structure of the American way of life” is basically saying that we have the
strength
The book of theology
IBD10
I think the book based on
black theology and black power is a good book of knowledge I’ve never read the
book but based of this piece of information I like how, “We must seek to
destroy everything that goes against our humanity, Theology: the study of the
nature of god and religious belief. Black power threatens the very structure of
the American way of life, Black Power: taking the dominant role in determining your
destiny and humanity.” “As long as a man is a slave to another power, he is not
free to serve god with mature responsibility”. “He is not free to become what
he is – human”. I like the fact how the book not only teaches you about black
power and theology but religion, of the black culture, dehumanization also the
battle of good evil.
BLACK THEOLOGISTS
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I agree with the black theologists James cone who said, we must seek to
destroy everything that goes against our humanity because when we work hard to
achieve something I don’t think it’s right for someone or something to take it
away from us. We must destroy whatever stopping us from doing right. I also
disagree with James Cone who said, as long as a man is a slave to another power
he is not free to serve god with mature responsibility. I think everybody has a
right to serve god. Just because you were once a slave to another power don’t
mean you chose to be a slave. If a person chose to serve god they have every
right, it’s not fair to many people. Us human beings didn’t chose to pick a
spot in slavery it’s not something we wanted. We have every right to serve god
that’s something we can pick if we want to serve him or not, that have to our
choice not nobody else choice.
I do agree with James Cone who said,
black power means black people carrying out their own destiny
Black theory
IBE7
James cones is right
when he said “Black power means black people carrying out their own destiny” I
say that because black people fight for things they believe is right they don’t
give up to they see a change we like to see things how we want it to be. I
agree with James cone black Theologists
“ we must seek to destroy everything that goes against our humanity”
because we taking the dominant role in what we believe in like black power is
all things to help find out who we really our in not what the white people want
us to be but be what I should be we have our own mind so it’s our job to step
up in show our powers in tell what we believe in think about our self in our
future we will take rises for our humanity .
IBK3
We must seek to destroy everything
that goes against our humanity
-James cone
I agree with James cone because,
the statement is true if we as a people (blacks) expect to rise up we have to
destroy the problem, but first we must know the problem. For example, if you
have a big test and the test is worth 50 % of your grade in that class you are
expected to study, if you decide not to study you will fail, thus is your
problem and it’s up to you on the decision you decide to make.
You can’t expect anything to change
if you don’t put in the effort to change it yourself. I was taught as I grow I
will start to understand that nothing will ever be given to me, I will either
have to earn it or get it by myself but all in all I was taught to put in the
effort.
Black power threatens the very
structure of the American way of life
-James cone
Cone is right that Black power
threaten the American way of life, because if it didn’t blacks would be pushed
to do better, blacks would have the support not only from the black community
but the whites, and the Latino, etc.
Black power- taking the dominant role
in determining your destiny and humanity.
The American way of life is threatened
by black power because America knows our worth, America knows if we figure out
that were better as a unit we will stop killing each other, and take back the
throne that was taking from us.
As long as a man is a slave to
another power, he is not free to serve god with mature responsibility. He is
not free to become what he is.
-
James cone
I agree with this statement because
after going to school and learning about the barriers blacks have face, I’ve
noticed that we can’t give our full attention to the god we praise there’s
always going to be someone who wants to take our attention off our god.
Black Theologists
& Black Power
IBK10
James
Cone is right, that “as long as a man is a slave to another power, he is not
free to serve God with mature responsibility. He is not free to become what he
is human.” Freedom is what distinguishes man from animals and also plants. In
my opinion freedom is home and home is where I’m free. Animals and plants
nature not only appoints destiny but it carries it out alone. In case of a man
nature provides destiny leaves it to him to carry it out. Freedom has been and
still is the echoing slogan of all civil rights groups. The same concept of
freedom is presently expressed among Black power advocates by such phrases as
self-determination and self-identity. Freedom is not doing what I will but
becoming what I should. A man is free
when he sees clearly the fulfillment of his being and thus capable of making
the envisioned self a reality. As James Cone argued, we must seek to destroy
everything that goes against our humanity. Taking the dominant role in
determining your destiny and humanity. Is it the power of blacks to refuse to
cooperate in their own dehumanization. If blacks can trust the message of
Christ, if they can take him at his word, this power to say No to white power
and domination is derived from him. Black power threatens the very structure of
the American way of life. Black power means black people carrying out their own
destiny.
In Serving God As A Slave
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The scholar James Cone talks about how as long as a man is a
slave to another power, he is not free to serve god with mature responsibility.
He is not free to become what he is which is human. I
disagree with that because I feel in life we can be and do whatever we put our
minds too. I also argue that as long as a man gives himself to the god and lets
god live through him he’s able to serve god whenever is needed. It states that freedom is indeed what
distinguishes man from animals and plants, and that black power means black
people carrying out their own destiny. Black power and Christianity have this
which is the liberation of man. If the work of Christ is liberating men from
alien faith loyalties, and if racism is, as George Kelsey says, an alien faith,
then there must be some correlation between black power and Christianity. For
the gospel proclaims that god is with us now, actively fighting the forces
which would make man captive.
“Freedom Now” has been and
still is the echoing slogan of civil rights groups. The same concept of freedom
is presently expressed among black power advocates by such phrases as
“self-determination” and “self-identity”. But I agree that, for freedom
Christ has set us free. Freedom is not doing what I
will but becoming what I should. A man is free when he sees clearly the
fulfillment of his being and is capable of making the envisioned self a
reality. They say that black power, but they want grip of white power removed
what black power have in mind when they cry, “Freedom Now”, and forever.
The Theology of Black Power
& Black Humanity
IBJ10
I feel that the perception of black
people is very more complex than what you think. A passage from the Novel Black
Theology & Black Power states “Black Power means black people
carrying out their own destiny.” I agree with this because many black people
scream “Black Power!” but don’t know what they are actually talking about. I
feel that a lot of African Americans believe that black power is the idea that
black people should be superior to white people. In all actuality, I think that
it means that we don’t live to the stereotype that we will only grow up to be
athletes and rappers. I feel that black power and black intelligence ties hand
and hand together. Black intelligence is indeed the feared thing in the world.
There is a quote that states, “We must seek to destroy everything that’s goes
against our humanity” and after reading that, I felt that quote was we much
true.
Theology and Humanity
IBR1
Theology; is the nature of god and religion
with belief of black young man who are getting treated like they are nothing in
life but they are powerful than people think about them they are smarter than
most people think about them and they are smart black young man and people some
people self – identity.
I agree with the black theology
James Cone who said as long as a man is a slave to another power, he is not
free to serve god with mature responsibility. He is no free to become what he
is – human.
For Example, he mean is a person
doesn’t believe in their self they won’t be able to do thing they want to do
that human people would do because you need to find the power to be able to do
something like take full responsibility for your own actions and being able to
find freedom for yourself and do the things you want to do in life while you
are still alive. James cone wants to be a human because he wants to be like
everybody else in life he wants to be able to a regular person.
This why I agree with James cone
we must seek to destroy everything that goes against our humanity to respect
are self and control are self-confidence and learn more about are self-mind and
our humanity and to control our destiny in life and to be everything we wanted
to be in life and to become a human you must think like a human would think and
do things humans would do you should read and write and understand words and
you could live life like a human and be a positive person in life and set good
example so people would think of you as a human and not a monster or an
outsider person so people can see that they are good and bad people in life.
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