God of the Oppressed

By: James H. Cone

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

In his reflections on God, Jesus, suffering, and liberation, James H. Cone relates the gospel message to the experience of the Black community. But a wider theme of the book is the role that social and historical context plays in framing the questions we address to God as well as the mode of the answers provided.

©1997 James H. Cone (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Sound quality

While the performance and book were wonderful, the sound quality wasn’t great. I would recommend this, but I wish it could be reworked so the ‘s’ sounds weren’t so harsh.

Powerful and poignant

I cannot say enough about doctor James Combs writing. He is a great theologian and scholar par excellent o and has proven again why his writings are so important to the religious community. This book shows you the depths of liberation and its interconnectedness and ro the oppressed.

Jesus is a Black Man?!.

I love this book. I recently discovered the author In my graduate studies class. I have been wondering about if they were two different Jesus. Dr. con CONE help me to understand that Jesus is intimately connected to the oppressed in every culture. I’m so thankful for that came to understand Dr. Cohen‘s approach to scripture. I recommend this book for every theology student especially those who are Working in the black culture and church contacts is a must read for you. The reader did an excellent job.

Great performance of a classic

God of the Oppressed is a classic and a must read for any theologian. The performance keeps you as gripped as James Cone’s words. Highly recommend!

Unbearable whistling sound!

Every time the narrator speaks a word containing the letter S I cringe. It produces an unbearable whistling sound, that's like nails on a chalkboard! They really should have done a better job of fixing that. It ruins the book.

informed, educated but misguided.

Where there were a lot of good points and perspectives, the premise was nothing more than anti-white rhetoric and propaganda. The author is just as guilty of perpetuating racism as the "white Christians" he is opposing. I took many notes on the false teachings, misinterpretations and biased accusations made by the author. The collection of these abbreviated observations would fill a course guide. To address this book successfully and thoroughly, I would have to write a book of my own. I have no interest in doing so. I would like to leave all who have read this book and either liked or loved it with some food for thought, consideration and recommendation. Reading Manning Johnson's "Color, Communism and Common Sense" before reading this book gives some great perspective on what drove this author to create such a work. I would also like to point out that the interpretation for the liberation of the oppressed is not about race, wealth, social or political standing. The meaning for the liberation of the oppressed was the liberation from sin not from servitude. I know the author hit on this briefly, but ignored the facts that Jesus was not hanging out with the financially poor or the slaves. Jesus dined with bankers and tax collectors. Jesus liberated the poor in spirit. Jesus freed those who were oppressed by sin and demonic possession. I recommend you leave your bias aside and read your Bible with a clear and open mind. If you read the scriptures with prejudice in your heart, you have already missed the message. Although very educated, the author wrote a very flawed and misguided book. If you believe that there is such a thing as "black theology" and "white theology", try reading this book from the "white perspective". If you can't or won't do it, your nothing more than the hypocrite that you accuse the "white Christians" of being. God bless. 🙏✝️