Abstract
This article pursues a theological reflection on black students’ experiences using the liberative paradigm found in Black theology of liberation (BTL). Reflecting on black students’ experiences in the classroom, the article asks the question; is Black theology of liberation the thing of the past? Pertaining to the question, the article links James Cone and Steve Biko’s experiences in university with my own experiences in the university, particularly as a student of theology in South Africa. Therefore, the focus of the article is threefold; James Cone’s experiences as a student of theology in America, Steve Biko’s experiences as a black student under the apartheid government. Lastly, the article investigates my own experiences to present a theological reflection on black students’ experiences post-apartheid
Highlights
Amongst other things, the article reflects on the status of Black theology of liberation (BTL) in present-day South Africa
In the aftermath of the passing of the father of BTL, namely; James Cone in 28 April 2018 the article’s overall intention is to suggest that to celebrate and remember the contribution made by Cone in academic discourses is to remember the impact he made on many black students in different generations, giving them the necessary tools to express and articulate themselves in contexts of oppression
Black people must turn over a new leaf, and work out new concept, and try to set afoot a new humanity (Cone 1977:153). It is against this statement that I argue that BTL as it emerged from James Cone was and has always been a decolonizing discourse
Summary
The article reflects on the status of BTL in present-day South Africa. In the aftermath of the passing of the father of BTL, namely; James Cone in 28 April 2018 the article’s overall intention is to suggest that to celebrate and remember the contribution made by Cone in academic discourses is to remember the impact he made on many black students in different generations, giving them the necessary tools to express and articulate themselves in contexts of oppression. Another goal of the article is to generate conversations about the mission of the church, and its contributions in the struggles of the new generation in South Africa. The argument is that BTL has to be included in the curriculum of theological training as it remains a subject and field that is on the peripheries
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