Named an Honor Book for Nonfiction by the Black Caucus of the American Library AssociationAfrican American theology has a long and important history. With modern roots in the civil rights movements of the 1960s, African American theology has gone beyond issues of justice and social transformation to participate in broader dialogues of theological inquiry. The Oxford Handbook of African American Theology brings together leading scholars in the field to offer a critical and comprehensive analysis of this theological tradition in its many forms and contexts. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this Oxford Handbook examines the nature, structures, and functions of African American Theology. The volume surveys the field by highlighting its sources, doctrines, internal debates, current challenges, and future prospects in order to present key topics related to the wider palette of Black Religion in a sustained scholarly format. This formative collection presents current scholarship on African American Theology and scripture, eschatology, Christology, womanist theology, sexuality, ontology, the global economy, and much more. The contributors represent a diverse set of faith perspectives, adding to the layered discourses within the volume. These essays further important discussions on the pressing debates and challenges that shape black and womanist theologies.

IntroductionAnthony B. Pinn and Katie G. CannonSection One: SourcesChapter One - African American History and African American Theology - Stephen C. FinleyChapter Two - Reading and Using Scripture in the African American Tradition - Allen CallahanChapter Three - African American Religious Experience - M. Shawn CopelandChapter Four - The African American Christian Tradition - Sylvester JohnsonChapter Five - Culture/Cultural Production and African American Theology - Clarence E. Hardy, IIIChapter Six - Reason in African American Theology - Terrence L. JohnsonChapter Seven - Theoretical Commitments in African American Theology - Edward P. AntonioChapter Eight - Methodologies in African American Theology - Frederick L. WareSection Two: DoctrinesChapter Nine - Doctrine of God in African American Theology - Keri DayChapter Ten - Christology in African American Theology - Diane L. HayesChapter Eleven - Holy Spirit in African American Theology - James H. Evans, Jr.Chapter Twelve - Humanity in African American Theology - J. Cameron CarterChapter Thirteen - World/Creation in African American Theology - Torin AlexanderChapter Fourteen - Liberation in African American Theology - Juan Floyd-ThomasChapter Fifteen - Evil and Sin in African American Theology - Larry MurphyChapter Sixteen - Church in African American Theology - R. Drew SmithChapter Seventeen - Eschatology in African American Theology - Derek S. HicksChapter Eighteen - Heaven and Hell in African American Theology - Eboni Marshall TurmanSection Three: Internal DebatesChapter Nineteen - Womanist Theology as Corrective to African American Theology - Cheryl Kirk-DugganChapter Twenty - Humanism in African American Theology - Anthony B. PinnChapter Twenty-One - Audiences of Accountability in African American Theology - Dennis W. WileyChapter Twenty-Two - Embodiment in African American Theology - Stephanie Y. MitchemChapter Twenty-Three - Pedagogical Praxis in African American Theology - Katie G. CannonChapter Twenty-Four - Religious Pluralism and African American Theology - Dianne DiakiteChapter Twenty-Five - Sexuality in African American Theology - Horace GriffinSection Four: Ongoing ChallengesChapter Twenty-Six - The Problem of History in African American Theology - Lewis R. GordonChapter Twenty-Seven - Social Theory and African American Theology - Corey D. B. WalkerChapter Twenty-Eight - Black Ontology and Theology - Victor AndersonChapter Twenty-Nine - African American Theology and the Global Economy - Anthony G. ReddieChapter Thirty - African American Theology and the American Hemisphere - Josef SorettChapter Thirty-One - The African in African American Theology - Peter J. ParisSection Five: Prospects for the FutureChapter Thirty-Two - Prosperity Gospel and African American Theology - Jonathan L. WaltonChapter Thirty-Three - African American Theology and the Public Imaginary - Willie JenningsChapter Thirty-Four - Cultural Boundaries and African American Theology - Emilie M. Townes