World Religions
January 7, 2008–Exploring My Soul Looks Back
Look closely at these questions from James Cone’s My Soul Looks Back. Answer them as a response to this post. They will be graded on Thursday, January 8.
1) In the introduction Cone distinguishes between testimony and autobiography. What is the difference between these two concepts?
2) On p. 13 Cone describes his relationship with Christians from the “Third World.” Considering that this book was originally published in 1982, what is a better or more commonly used term for “Third World” today? Research online.
3) In Chapter 1, “From Bearden to Adrian,” James Cone is most influenced by which person: his mother, his sister, his professor at Garrett, his father?
4) Read the last full paragraph on p. 20. What does the offer of money from a politician tell us about the person being offered money? Also, who is that person being offered money?
5) On p. 39 Cone suggests that in order for him to challange Joseph Washington’s claims in Black Religion he would have to challenge the entire __________ _____________ ______________. Was he ready to make such a challenge?
6) When did an outline of a black theology emerge in Cone’s theological consciousness? See chapter 2.
7) Based on your reading of pp. 67-68, how does the black church define itself institutionally?
8. On p. 69 Cone argues that black churches focused so heavily on preaching that they did not do any ___________.
9) Can you find any social connections among Maya Angelou, James Cone, and James Baldwin? James Baldwin wrote: Go Tell it on the Mountain. Consider that Cone and Angelou both grew up in Arkansas. Did their paths cross? You will need to do a little searching, online, or elsewhere.
December 3, 2008
Now that we have read through 152 pages of Caged Bird and read the wikipedia summary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_Why_the_Caged_Bird_Sings
Name three important characters in the book:
Why are each of the characters you selected important. One detail to defend each character will suffice.
\September 3, 2008
Today the five of us began our journey into religious literature. We will read nine classic books, one per month, during the 2008-2009 school year.
For Monday, read the first ten chapters of Moses, Man of the Mountain. Look at the post below with questions from last year’s reading of this book. The post will help guide your reading.
Feel free to post comments or questions to this blog and it will help our class conversation.
Good luck with your web searches and purchasing of books. –Rev. Linney
March 7, 2008
Finally, Moses, Man of the Mountain has arrived and we jumped right into our reading in class today. The students (and the teacher) like Hurston’s style. Amram and Jochebed have given birth to a son. What will become of him? Read to page 55 by Thursday, March 13 and come to class with questions and comments.
January 28, 2008
Feast of Purim
In WR we read the Book of Esther which describes the festival of “Purim,” the Jewish festival that celebrates Queen Esther (see the OT book Esther, esp. 9:23-32). The historical observance of Purim (/Lots/) was simply a time of “feasting and joy and giving presents. It is really about having fun and revelry. Through the observance of Purim we are reminded how one person CAN make a difference in his/her world.
Want to know more about Purim? Check out: http://www.askmoses.com/article.html?h=106&o=129
January 20, 2008
Take a look at Antonio Carlton’s Power Point Presentation on The Holocaust and Slavery.
Excellent work and thanks for sharing it with me and including me in the editing process. This project was an assignment due for Ms. Medlock, but Antonio and I agreed that it should go on this website because it relates to our study of Judaism. In our World Religions class we have previously asked the questions:
How has Judaism been forever changed by the experience of the Holocaust? Further, how has Christianity been forever changed by the experience of the Holocaust? What do you think? Feel free to post a response.
January 10, 2008
Sarajevo Haggadah
Facsimile
14th century
The Sarajevo Haggadah is a 14th century illuminated manuscript consisting of 34 full-page miniatures, an illuminated Haggadah text, and hymns and Torah readings for the Passover week. The miniatures display a variety of subjects, from the creation of the world, to Moses blessing the Israelites, to illustrations of the Temple, and the interior of a Spanish synagogue. Brought to the former Ottoman Empire by Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, the Haggadah was acquired by the Sarajevo Museum in 1894. In the illustrations above, God appears to Moses in the burning bush and below Moses and Aaron confront Pharaoh and transform their staff into a snake which then devours the snakes of Pharoah’s magicians.
This Haggadah was almost destroyed during the bombardment of Sarajevo in 1994 but was miraculously saved by two devoted staff members of the demolished museum where it was housed.
Zemaljski Museum, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina
http://www.library.yale.edu/judaica/exhibits/haggadah/exhibit1.html#image8
January 7th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
1) The difference between testimony and autobiography is that a testimony is a story to let the reader know to never give up and that God is always with you and that an auto biography tells the reader just about the author.
2) On p. 13 Cone describes his relationship with Christians from the “Third World.” Considering that this book was originally published in 1982, what is a better or more commonly used term for “Third World” today? Research online. A better commonly used term for “Third World” today is the European Country.
3) In Chapter 1, “From Bearden to Adrian,” James Cone is most influenced by which person: his mother, his sister, his professor at Garrett, his father? The most influential person in James H. Cone’s life was his father. On page 19, it says that his father was such a dominate person in the lives of his three kids, including James H. Cone, and that they still talk about his father.
4) Read the last full paragraph on p. 20. What does the offer of money from a politician tell us about the person being offered money? Also, who is that person being offered money? The politician offered James H. Cone’s father to vote for one of the candidates during the election.
5) On p. 39 Cone suggests that in order for him to challenge Joseph Washington’s claims in Black Religion he would have to challenge the entire White theological establishment. Was he ready to make such a challenge? James H. Cone was not ready to do this and it states that on page 39.
6) When did an outline of a black theology emerge in Cone’s theological consciousness? See chapter 2. On page 41, it states that an outline of a black theology emerge in Cone’s theological consciousness when he move to Adrian.
7) Based on your reading of pp. 67-68, how does the black church define itself institutionally? The black church defines itself as a church just like a white church and that nothing could make them deferent.
January 7th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
2. Another term for the “Third World” maybe Underdeveloped Countries or European Countries.
3. The people who influenced him the most on his theological and political perspectives were his mother and father. (Page 17, paragraph 1, sentences 1-3)
4. The money offer suggests that his Father will support the politician for his vote. The person that is offered the money was the author’s Father.
5. The challenge was that he would have to face the entire white theological establishment. He said that he was not ready to face the challenge because the white community praised the book that tells that the Black Religion was unchristian. (Page 39, paragraph 2, sentences 16-18)
7. The church wanted to fight for justice for the poor and to classify its life.
8. The missing word in the sentence is faith.
January 7th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
1.)I think that the difference between a testimony and an autobiography is that an autobiography tells about someone’s life and life experiences that have changed them eternally. On the other hand a testimony according to James H. Cone is when a
2.)A word mare commonly used is LDC meaning less developed
3.)The person that he is most influenced by is his father.country. person gives thanks to God for something.
4.)It tells us that even though he might have needed the money he didn’t take it because it was his property and he didn’t have to put anything that he didn’t want up there. It also tells us that he stood up for his rights. The person that was being offered the money is James H. Cone’s father.
5.)On p. 39 Cone suggests that in order for him to challenge Joseph Washington’s claims in Black Religion he would have to challenge the entire white theological establishment. James H. Cone said himself that he wasn’t ready to do this.
6.)It emerged in him when he went to Adrian.
7.)It defines itself institutionally by saying that many black ministers and other people risked their live to fight for justice.
8.)On p. 69 Cone argues that black churches focused so heavily on preaching that they did not do any teaching.
9.)I think that these three writers have a lot in common. I think that Maya Angelou and James H. Cone may have crossed paths because they are both in the African Methodist Episcopal churches. They may have cross paths in Arkansas in affiliation with their church.
January 7th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
1) In the introduction Cone distinguishes between testimony and autobiography. What is the difference between these two concepts? The difference between testimony and autobiography is that a testimony is a story to let the reader know to never give up and that God is always with you and that an auto biography tells the reader just about the author.
2) On p. 13 Cone describes his relationship with Christians from the “Third World.” Considering that this book was originally published in 1982, what is a better or more commonly used term for “Third World” today? Research online. A better commonly used term for “Third World” today is the European Country.
3) In Chapter 1, “From Bearden to Adrian,” James Cone is most influenced by which person: his mother, his sister, his professor at Garrett, his father? The most influential person in James H. Cone’s life was his father. On page 19, it says that his father was such a dominate person in the lives of his three kids, including James H. Cone, and that they still talk about his father.
4) Read the last full paragraph on p. 20. What does the offer of money from a politician tell us about the person being offered money? Also, who is that person being offered money? The politician offered James H. Cone’s father to vote for one of the candidates during the election.
5) On p. 39 Cone suggests that in order for him to challenge Joseph Washington’s claims in Black Religion he would have to challenge the entire White theological establishment. Was he ready to make such a challenge? James H. Cone was not ready to do this and it states that on page 39.
6) When did an outline of a black theology emerge in Cone’s theological consciousness? See chapter 2. On page 41, it states that an outline of a black theology emerge in Cone’s theological consciousness when he move to Adrian.
7) Based on your reading of pp. 67-68, how does the black church define itself institutionally? The black church defines itself as a church just like a white church and that nothing could make them deferent.
8. On p. 69 Cone argues that black churches focused so heavily on preaching that they did not do any theology.
9) Can you find any social connections among Maya Angelou, James Cone, and James Baldwin? James Baldwin wrote: Go Tell it on the Mountain. Consider that Cone and Angelou both grew up in Arkansas. Did their paths cross? You will need to do a little searching, online, or elsewhere. I cannot find any social connections among Maya Angelou, James Cone, and James Baldwin. No.
January 13th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
1. The difference between Testimony and Autobiography is that testimony is the rule or the principle of God and an autobiography is a story about the author.
2. Another term for the “Third World” maybe Underdeveloped Countries or European Countries.
3. The people who influenced him the most on his theological and political perspectives were his mother and father. (Page 17, paragraph 1, sentences 1-3)
4. The money offer suggests that his Father will support the politician for his vote. The person that is offered the money was the author’s Father.
5. The challenge was that he would have to face the entire white theological establishment. He said that he was not ready to face the challenge because the white community praised the book that tells that the Black Religion was unchristian. (Page 39, paragraph 2, sentences 16-18)
6. When did an outline of a black theology emerge in Cone’s theological consciousness was when he moved into Adrian.
7. The church wanted to fight for justice for the poor and to classify its life.
8. The missing word in the sentence is faith.
9. I believe how the authors met were they might have an inspiration in their books or in their lives that caused to write the same subjects that the authors tell.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
1) In the introduction Cone distinguishes between testimony and autobiography. What is the difference between these two concepts? The definition of auto-biography is a history of a person’s life written or told by that person. The definition of testimony is evidence in support of a fact or statement; proof. The difference between testimony and auto-biography is that an auto-biography is story about somebody’s life without proof and a testimony is story about somebody’s life and how it has been affected by Jesus.
2) On p. 13 Cone describes his relationship with Christians from the “Third World.” Considering that this book was originally published in 1982, what is a better or more commonly used term for “Third World” today? Research online. A better commonly used term for “Third World” today is the Developing World.
3) In Chapter 1, “From Bearden to Adrian,” James Cone is most influenced by which person: his mother, his sister, his professor at Garrett, his father? The most influential person in James H. Cone’s life was his father. On page 19, it says that his father was such a dominate person in the lives of his three kids, including James H. Cone, and that they still talk about his father.
4) Read the last full paragraph on p. 20. What does the offer of money from a politician tell us about the person being offered money? Also, who is that person being offered money? The offer of money from a politician tell us that the man who was offered the money needed money. A politician offered James H. Cone’s father to vote for one of the candidates during the election.
5) On p. 39 Cone suggests that in order for him to challenge Joseph Washington’s claims in Black Religion he would have to challenge the entire White theological establishment. Was he ready to make such a challenge? James H. Cone was not ready to do this and it states that on page 39.
6) When did an outline of a black theology emerge in Cone’s theological consciousness? See chapter 2. On page 41, it states that an outline of a black theology emerge in Cone’s theological consciousness when he move to Adrian.
7) Based on your reading of pp. 67-68, how does the black church define itself institutionally? The black church defines itself as a church just like a white church and that the only way they are different is that they were evil.
8. On p. 69 Cone argues that black churches focused so heavily on preaching that they did not do any theology.
9) Can you find any social connections among Maya Angelou, James Cone, and James Baldwin? James Baldwin wrote: Go Tell it on the Mountain. Consider that Cone and Angelou both grew up in Arkansas. Did their paths cross? You will need to do a little searching, online, or elsewhere. All three of them were authors. James Cone and Maya Angelou were born in the same city. Even though they lived in the same city, they probably crossed paths, because they might have went to the same school.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
1.) I think that the difference between a testimony and an autobiography is that an autobiography tells about someone’s life and life experiences that have changed them eternally. On the other hand a testimony according to James H. Cone is when a person gives thanks to God for something.
2.) A word more commonly used is LDC meaning Less Developed Country.
3.) The person that he is most influenced by is his father. i think that he is most influenced by his father because he sees that his father is a very strong person and doesnt take disrespect from anyone not even the white man.
4.) It tells us that even though he might have needed the money he didn’t take it because it was his property and he didn’t have to put anything that he didn’t want up there. It also tells us that he stood up for his rights. The person that was being offered the money is James H. Cone’s father.
5.) On p. 39 Cone suggests that in order for him to challenge Joseph Washington’s claims in Black Religion he would have to challenge the entire white theological establishment. James H. Cone said himself that he wasn’t ready to do this.
6.) It emerged in him when he went to Adrian.
7.) It defines itself institutionally by saying that many black ministers and other people risked their live to fight for justice.
8.) On p. 69 Cone argues that black churches focused so heavily on preaching that they did not do any teaching.
9.) I think that these three writers have a lot in common. I think that Maya Angelou and James H. Cone may have crossed paths because they are both in the African Methodist Episcopal churches. They may have cross paths in Arkansas in affiliation with their church.
January 20th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
A.M.E.
African Methodist Episcopal
The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and environmental needs of all people by spreading Christ’s liberating gospel through word and deed. At every level of the Connection and in every local church, the African Methodist Episcopal Church shall engage in carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the A.M.E. Church evolved: that is, to seek out and save the lost, and serve the needy through a continuing program of (1) preaching the gospel, (2) feeding the hungry, (3) clothing the naked, (4) housing the homeless, (5) cheering the fallen, (6) providing jobs for the jobless, (7) administering to the needs of those in prisons, hospitals, nursing homes, asylums and mental institutions, senior citizens’ homes; caring for the sick, the shut-in, the mentally and socially disturbed, and (8) encouraging thrift and economic advancement.
So, the main reason for the AME church is to help the needy and they view them selves as helpers and saviors.