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After applauding Professor Gilkey for focusing attention on Reinhold Niebuhr's book, Moral Man and Immoral Society, I framed my response by setting forth seven salient elements of Niebuhr's political theory. After affirming Gilkey's portrayal of the differences between our contemporary situation & that which Niebuhr addressed in the 1930s, I focused on a third characteristic of Niebuhr's thought that Gilkey neglected to mention, namely, the impact of his thought on African-American activists in their struggle for racial justice in the US. That impact mainly pertained to his perceptive analysis of power conflicts among social groups & especially the societal power of racism. Niebuhr's sensitivity to that problem was heightened during his ministry in Detroit & thereafter. Thus, Martin Luther King, Jr, his protege, Jesse Jackson, & many others came to view Niebuhr as a major source of inspiration for their struggle. But, in spite of Niebuhr's appreciation of Gandhi & his support of King's nonviolent resistance approach, they disagreed about the moral value of pacifism. Most importantly, I join with another African-American scholar in pointing out Niebuhr's uncritical paternalistic assumptions about African Americans & their struggle. 3 References. Adapted from the source document.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- Part 1 The Roots and Impact of Poverty -- AN ETHICAL MAPPING OF THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE -- FEMINIZATION OF POVERTY ACROSS PAN-AFRICAN SOCIETIES: THE CHURCH'S RESPONSE-ALLEVIATIVE OR EMANCIPATORY? -- Part 2 Challenges of the Global and Informal Economies -- THE INFORMAL ECONOMY AND THE RELIGION OF GLOBAL CAPITAL -- A THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON POVERTY IN PAN-AFRICAN CONTEXTS -- Part 3 Religious Strategies for Liberating the Poor -- AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGION AND THE CONCEPT OF POVERTY -- RELIGION AND POVERTY: RITUAL AND EMPOWERMENT IN AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA -- THE BIBLE AND POVERTY IN AFRICAN PENTECOSTAL CHRISTIANITY: THE BOSADI (WOMANHOOD) APPROACH -- THE STRUGGLE FOR FULL HUMANITY IN POVERTY-STRICKEN KENYA -- Part 4 The Ambiguous Relation of Religion and Poverty -- POVERTY AMONG AFRICAN PEOPLE AND THE AMBIGUOUS ROLE OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT -- RELIGION AND MATERIALITY: THE CASE OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION -- WARM BODIES, COLD CURRENCY: A STUDY OF RELIGION'S RESPONSE TO POVERTY -- Part 5 Practical Theories for Combating Poverty -- NYERERE ON UJAMAA AND CHRISTIANITY AS TRANSFORMING FORCES IN SOCIETY -- CARIBBEAN ISSUES: THE CARIBBEAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES' RESPONSE -- AFRICA'S POVERTY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND A JUST SOCIETY -- SELF-INITIATION: A NECESSARY PRINCIPLE IN THE AFRICAN STRUGGLE TO ABOLISH POVERTY -- Contributors -- Index