The future of Black Theology of Liberation: Narrative as epistemological resource

Eugene Baron
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The death of Black Theology of Liberation (BTL) has been announced, and many were invited to the funeral. This article rejects vehemently such a death as a myth, and provides two reasons why such a theology would have a place to address theologising in the world. It firstly argues that BTL attributes its birth through stories. These stories are captured in history; embodied stories that are told. Secondly, it is found in a broader epistemology than that provided by the Enlightenment paradigm. Therefore, it is not only found in conceptual, argumentative discourses, but other forms of knowledge systems, including stories, poetry, and personal storytelling. However, this has still not been equally appreciated and explored. Taking the above two reasons into account, the death of BTL cannot be announced by academics, since they were never the sole custodians thereof, only recipients of the tradition of an oppressed people.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The article has implications for how theology is being done in all theology-related disciplines, moving from context, to scripture, to context in a continuous hermeneutical circle. It addresses the way in which all theological disciplines have been functioning within the Enlightenment paradigm, and how black theology itself has lent itself to it, but is continually reforming, because of its nature to be narrative in its approach.
黑人解放神学的未来:作为认识论资源的叙事
黑人解放神学(BTL)已经宣布死亡,许多人被邀请参加葬礼。本文强烈反对这种死亡神话,并提出了两个理由,说明为什么这种神学在解决世界神学问题上会有一席之地。首先,文章认为,BTL 是通过故事诞生的。这些故事被记录在历史中,是被讲述的具象故事。其次,它存在于比启蒙范式更广泛的认识论中。因此,它不仅存在于概念性、论证性的话语中,也存在于其他形式的知识体系中,包括故事、诗歌和个人故事。然而,这一点仍然没有得到同等的重视和探讨。考虑到上述两个原因,学术界不能宣布 BTL 的死亡,因为他们从来都不是 BTL 的唯一守护者,而只是受压迫民族传统的接受者:这篇文章对所有与神学相关的学科如何开展神学研究都有影响,在一个连续的诠释学循环中,从上下文到经文,再到上下文。文章探讨了所有神学学科在启蒙范式中的运作方式,以及黑人神学本身是如何借鉴启蒙范式的,但又是如何因其叙事方法的性质而不断改革的。
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