We Have Been Believers

In this, the first full-scale black systematic theology in twenty years, James Evans emerges as a major and distinctive voice in American theology. Seeking to overcome the chasm between church practice and theological reflection, Evans situates theology squarely in the nexus of faith with freedom. There, with a sure touch, he uplifts revelatory aspects of black religious experience that reanimate classical areas of theology, and he creates a theology with a heart, a soul and a voice that speaks directly to our condition.