Selfless revolutionaries : Biko, black consciousness, black theology, and a global ethic of solidarity and resistance /
At this historic moment of global revolutions for social justice inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the philosophy of Black Consciousness has reemerged and gripped the imagination of a new generation, and of the merciless exposure by COVID-19 of the devastating, long-existent fault lines i...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Eugene, Oregon :
Cascade Books,
[2021]
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | At this historic moment of global revolutions for social justice inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the philosophy of Black Consciousness has reemerged and gripped the imagination of a new generation, and of the merciless exposure by COVID-19 of the devastating, long-existent fault lines in our societies. Frantz Fanon, James Baldwin and Steve Biko have been rediscovered and reclaimed. In this powerful book, Black liberation theologian and activist Allan Boesak explores the deep connections between Black Consciousness, Black theology and the struggles against racism, domination and imperial brutality across the world today. In a careful, meticulous and sometimes surprising rereading of Steve Biko's classic, I Write What I Like, Boesak reflects on the astounding relevance of Black Consciousness for the current academic debates on decolonization and coloniality, Africanity and imperialism, as well as for the struggles for freedom, justice and human dignity in the streets. With passion, forthrightness and inspiring eloquence Boesak brings his considerable political experience and deep theological insight to bear in his argument for a global ethic of solidarity and resistance in the ongoing struggles against empire. Beginning with Biko's ""Where do we go from here?,"" progressing to Baldwin's ""the fire next time"" and ending with Martin Luther King Jr.'s ""There is no stopping short of victory,"" this is a sobering, hopeful and inspiring book. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | xviii, 312 pages ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-303) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781725285910 1725285916 9781725285927 1725285924 |