ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on concepts discussed in this book. The book draws a parallel with the thirtieth anniversary collection Black Faith and Public Talk: critical essays on James H. Cone's Black Theology and Black Power. Since the conference presupposed the unique contribution that Cone has made to the founding and development of Black theology it is no small thing that he considers that Black theology has lost its way. Cone himself led the way into a theological reflection on the music of black religion with The Spirituals and the Blues. Victor Anderson is also critical of the continued dependence of Black theology on the Euro-American method with respect to historical sources. Hispanic theology is exposed as a very limited and superficial movement incapable of enriching Black theology. Pastor Wright implies that Black theology has had no influence whatsoever on 'a growing number of black congregations'.
