“Do you think its possible for Christians, particularly white Christians living in the U.S., to become black with God? (See A Black Theology of Liberation, printed edition, pp. 69-70, 103, 130, and many other places.) If yes, how? If no, why not? In your answer, you should explain what Cone does and does not mean by the phrase become black with God, interpreting the phrase in the broader context of the book. You should support your answer by quoting and/or paraphrasing from different parts of the book. Use a simple parenthetical style for all references, like this (Cone, 150). Required length is at least 4, but no more than 5, double-spaced pages. No outside research is required. You are allowed to use ideas from your virtual discussion comments or reading response paragraphs if you want, developing your ideas into a longer piece.”
In other words, I care about what you actually think about theological ideas and their social impact, and I am asking for your informed, careful, considered judgment, not merely your opinion. In addition, please note the following:
You must support your argument by quoting from (with quotation marks) and/or paraphrasing (rephrasing in your own words) the texts written by the assigned authors.
Use a simple parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence for quotations and paraphrases, like this (Cone, 40).
I cannot give you a “minimum number” of required citations, since this really depends on the argument you want to make and what kind of evidence is needed to support it.
In general, you should cite a source in order to show me (1) that you understand where your own ethical ideas are coming from, (2) that you realize that you are personally implicated/involved in these ideas as a member of society, and (3) that you can interpret and use these ideas as evidence to support your own argument.
I encourage you to cite primarily James Cone’s book A Black Theology of Liberation. However, you are also free to cite any of the other assigned texts we have already read so far in the course, for example, Howard Thurman, Elizabeth Johnson, Delores Williams, etc. if you think they help you to respond to the question prompt in your argument.
“Outside” research (i.e., finding texts not already assigned to be read in the course) is not required for this paper, and I strongly discourage you from searching the Internet for ideas, since this increases the temptation to plagiarize.
In general, you do not need to provide a bibliography because you are not required to do outside research.
But if you do choose to quote or paraphrase an outside source in your paper, please use the Chicago style for your bibliographical citation.
The point of this paper is not to make a list or a catalogue of what you do and don’t like about what Cone wrote in his book. You are of course free to agree or disagree, partly or fully, with anything written by any author. Rather, the point of this paper is to wrestle intellectually with the theological question posed in the prompt, treating Cone as a dialogue partner.
Requirements:
Length: At least 4 full pages but not more than 5 full pages.
Margins: 1 inch on the bottom, top, right, and left.
Alignment: Left-aligned.
Font Size: 12.
Font Type: Times New Roman.
Line spacing: Double-spaced.
Header: Your name at the top of the page. Do not include a date, paper title, course title, or professors name.
Style: Full sentences written in standard English prose.
I attach the sources from the book, “A Black Theology of Liberation” By James Cone in 2010.
I also attach the rubric required for the essay.
The teacher asked me to provide critical views that really answers the question.
Connection has to be clear, has to be logic. Don’t make any leap and the idea has to be smoothly delivered. Add more quotations/ paraphrases to support the answer.
