1. Revelation and Liberation. The Meaning of Revelation. The Meaning of Liberation. Two Aspects of African-American Religion. Narrative and African-American Theological Discourse. Narrative and Method in African-American Theology -- 2. The Bible: A Text for Outsiders. The Bible and Slavery. The Bible and Liberation. Dismembering the Text: Remembering the Story. Biblical Foundations for Black Theology -- 3. The Ungiven God. The Problem of God in African-American Experience. The Idea of God. The Concept of God. God, Freedom, and Impartiality. God, Love, and Partisanship. God, Personhood, and Creativity -- 4. Jesus Christ: Liberator and Mediator. The "Figura" of Christ in African-American Experience. Jesus and the Disinherited. The Development of Christology in Black Theology. Conclusion -- 5. On Being Black. The Problem of Humanity in African-American Experience. Racism and the Christian Understanding of Humanity. The Doctrine of Humanity in Black Theology. Three Dimensions of Human Existence -- 6. The Community of Faith and the Spirit of Freedom. The Problem of Community in African-American Religious Experience. The Church in Black Theology. Toward an African-American Ecclesiology -- 7. The Last Shall Be First. History and Hope in African-American Experience. Eschatology in Black Theology. History, Hope, and Freedom.