Liberation Theology: US & Europe
(see also Liberation Theology: Latin America, Liberation Theology: Africa, Liberation Theology: Asia & Bible in America)
Basics
On the Web: Articles
Building a Protestant Left: Christianity & Crisis Magazine, 1941-1993. James H. Smiley, Theology Today (1/00). Review essay on Hulsether book.
On the Web: Specialized Sites
Evangelicals for Social Action.
Protestants for the Common Good.
In the Library: Articles
Hewitt, W.E. & D.L. Lewis, "Liberation theology in First & Third World countries: a comparison," Journal of Church & State 30 (win 1988):33-50.
Shaull, Richard. "Christian faith & the crisis of empire," Monthly Review 35,11 (4/84):36-42.
In the Library: Non-Fiction Books
Anouil, Gilles. The Poor Are the Church: A Conversation with Father Joseph Wresinski, Founder of the Fourth World Movement (?: Twenty-Third, 2002).
Belfrage, Cedric. South of God (NY: Modern Age, 1941).
__________. A Faith to Free the People (Chicago: People's Institute of Applied Religion, 1946).
Bokenkotter, Thomas. Church & Revolution: The Quest for Social Justice in the Catholic Church (NY: Image, 1990).
Bradstock, Andrew & Christopher Rowland (eds.) Radical Christian Writings (Oxford: Blackwell, 2002).
Elizondo, Virgilio. The Future
is Mestizo. Life Where Cultures Meet (Oak Park IL, 1988).
__________, Galilean Journey. The Mexican American Promise (Maryknoll NY: Orbis,
1985).
Gottlieb, Roger S. Joining Hands: Politics & Religion (Maryknoll NY: Orbis, 1987).
Hulsether, Mark. Building a Protestant Left: Christianity & Crisis Magazine, 1941-1993 (Knoxville: U. of Tennessee, 1999).
Lynd, Alice & Staughton Lynd. Liberation Theology for Quakers (Wallingford PA: Pendle Hill, 1996).
Mahan, Brian & L. Dale Richesin (eds.) The Challenge of Liberation Theology. A First World Response (Maryknoll NY: Orbis, l98l).
McGovern, Arthur F. Marxism: An American Christian Perspective (Maryknoll NY: Orbis, 1981).
Robertson, David M. A Passionate Pilgrim: A Biography of Bishop James A. Pike (NY: Knopf, 2004).
Schlabach, Gerald. And Who Is My Neighbor? Poverty, Privilege & the Gospel of Christ (Scottdale PA: Herald, 1990).
Williams, Claude. Religion: Barrier or Bridge to a People's World? A Handbook for Progressive Leaders (Birmingham AL: People's Institute of Applied Religion, 1947).
Wuthnow, Robert & & John H. Evans (eds.) The Quiet Hand of God: Faith-Based Activism & the Public Role of Mainline Protestantism (Berkeley: U. of California, 2002).
In the Library: Fiction
In the Library: For Young Readers
In the Library: Poetry
In the Library: Drama
In the Library: Photography
CD & Audio
Film & Video
"Cousin Bobby" [1992], dir. Jonathan Demme, 70m. In video stores. Racial injustice & Black Panthers in Jersey City, seen through eyes of a white Anglican priest & sympathizer.