About this book
At this historic moment of global revolutions for social justice inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the philosophy of Black Consciousness has reemerged and gripped the imagination of a new generation, and of the merciless exposure by COVD-19 of the devastating, long-existent fault lines in our societies. Frantz Fanon, James Baldwin, and Steve Biko have been rediscovered and reclaimed. In this powerful book Black liberation theologian and activist Allan Boesak explores the deep connections between Black Consciousness, Black theology, and the struggles against racism, domination, and imperial brutality across the world today. In a careful, meticulous, and sometimes surprising rereading of Steve Biko's classic, I Write What I Like, Boesak reflects on the astounding relevance of Black Consciousness for the current academic debates on decolonization and coloniality, Africanity and imperialism, as well as for the struggles for freedom, justice, and human dignity in the streets. With passion, forthrightness, and inspiring eloquence Boesak brings his considerable political experience and deep theological insight to bear in his argument for a global ethic of solidarity and resistance in the ongoing struggles against empire. Beginning with Biko's "e;Where do we go from here?, "e; progressing to Baldwin's "e;the fire next time, "e; and ending with Martin Luther King Jr.'s "e;There is no stopping short of victory, "e; this is a sobering, hopeful, and inspiring book.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface: 'Where Do We Go from Here?'
- Introduction: 'Biko Lives!' Black Consciousness, Black Theology, and the Politics of Manufactured Contentment
- 1: 'Selfless Revolutionaries' Black Consciousness, Black Theology, and the Validity of the Ethics of Global Solidarity and Resistance
- 2: Rebels at the Lectern and in the Pulpit: Hegemony, Harmony, and the Critical Dimensions of Intellectual and Theological Integrity
- 3: 'Who Will Rescue me from This Body of Death?' Black Theology, Black Consciousness, and the Quest for Meaningful, Humanized Consciousness
- 4: 'A Restless Presence' Black Theology, the Prophetic Church, and 'Post-apartheid,' 'Post-racial' Challenges
- 5: Testing the Inescapable Network of Mutuality: Luthuli, King, and Biko-Global Challenge, Global Solidarity, Global Resistance
- 6: In Search of Our Human Face: Black Consciousness, Indivisible Justice, Inclusive Humanity, and the Politics of Vulgarity
- 7: The Need for 'a Fighting God' Black Theology, Black Singularity, and the Essence of Revolutionary Authenticity
- 8: When Tomorrow is Yesterday: Black Theology, Black Consciousness, and Our Incomplete Revolution
- Bibliography
- Index