Engaging whiteness (more) constructively: Conversations with James Cone and Frederick Herzog on the future of race and class in theology

Abstract

While Cone often recognizes that his theology lacks a proper treatment of class, he is reluctant to include it as a necessary part of his own theological discourse. Placing Frederick Herzog and James Cone in conversation, this article offers a substantial defense of the importance of considering both in concert as a way forward in unifying the concerns of the oppressed while putting to productive use their differences, and as a way of opening up dialogue between black and white theologians on the question of liberation.