James H. Cone

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American theologian Christian theologian Protestant theologian academic author clergyman person theologian

James H. Cone was an influential American theologian widely regarded as the founder of Black liberation theology.

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Label	Occurrences
James H. Cone canonical	10
James H. Cone: Black Theology and Black Power (biographical and critical studies)	1

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Target entity: James H. Cone
Context triple: [Union Theological Seminary, hasNotableFaculty, James H. Cone]

A. Stanley Grenz
Stanley Grenz was an influential late-20th-century evangelical theologian known for his work in systematic theology, postmodern theology, and especially his development of a relational, community-focused doctrine of the Trinity.
B. J. Tinsley Oden
J. Tinsley Oden was a pioneering computational and applied mathematician known for his foundational contributions to finite element methods and computational mechanics.
C. Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr was a prominent 20th-century American theologian, ethicist, and public intellectual best known for his work on Christian realism and the authorship of the Serenity Prayer.
D. Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas is an influential American theologian and ethicist known for his work on virtue ethics, the role of the church as an alternative community, and the critique of liberalism within Christian moral theology.
E. Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian renowned for his influential works on hope, political theology, and a relational, social understanding of the Trinity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: James H. Cone
Target entity description: James H. Cone was an influential American theologian widely regarded as the founder of Black liberation theology.

A. Stanley Grenz
Stanley Grenz was an influential late-20th-century evangelical theologian known for his work in systematic theology, postmodern theology, and especially his development of a relational, community-focused doctrine of the Trinity.
B. J. Tinsley Oden
J. Tinsley Oden was a pioneering computational and applied mathematician known for his foundational contributions to finite element methods and computational mechanics.
C. Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr was a prominent 20th-century American theologian, ethicist, and public intellectual best known for his work on Christian realism and the authorship of the Serenity Prayer.
D. Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas is an influential American theologian and ethicist known for his work on virtue ethics, the role of the church as an alternative community, and the critique of liberalism within Christian moral theology.
E. Jürgen Moltmann
Jürgen Moltmann is a German Reformed theologian renowned for his influential works on hope, political theology, and a relational, social understanding of the Trinity.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	American theologian ⓘ Christian theologian ⓘ Protestant theologian ⓘ academic ⓘ author ⓘ clergyman ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts ⓘ Bachelor of Divinity ⓘ Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ
causeOfDeath	cancer ⓘ
clergyOf	African Methodist Episcopal Church ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1938-08-05 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2018-04-28 ⓘ
denomination	Methodist ⓘ linked to: Methodism
educatedAt	Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary ⓘ linked to: Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary Northwestern University ⓘ Philander Smith College ⓘ linked to: Philander Smith University Shorter College ⓘ
employer	Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York ⓘ linked to: Union Theological Seminary
ethnicGroup	African American ⓘ linked to: Black Americans
familyName	Cone ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Black theology ⓘ liberation theology ⓘ theology ⓘ
fullName	James Hal Cone ⓘ
givenName	James ⓘ
influenced	Black liberation theologians ⓘ contemporary liberation theology ⓘ
influencedBy	Karl Barth ⓘ Malcolm X ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ liberation theology ⓘ
knownFor	developing Black theology in the United States ⓘ founding Black liberation theology ⓘ theological reflections on racism and oppression ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	Black liberation theology ⓘ liberation theology ⓘ
name	James H. Cone ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableWork	A Black Theology of Liberation ⓘ linked to: Black Theology and Black Power Black Theology and Black Power ⓘ God of the Oppressed ⓘ The Cross and the Lynching Tree ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Fordyce, Arkansas ⓘ
placeOfDeath	New York City ⓘ
positionHeld	Charles Augustus Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology ⓘ Professor of Systematic Theology ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
stateOfBirth	Arkansas ⓘ
stateOfDeath	New York ⓘ
subjectOf	James H. Cone: Black Theology and Black Power (biographical and critical studies) ⓘ linked to: James H. Cone
theologicalTradition	Reformed-influenced Protestantism ⓘ
workLocation	New York City ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Union Theological Seminary → hasNotableFaculty → James H. Cone ⓘ

Union Theological Seminary → hasNotableAlumnus → James H. Cone ⓘ

James H. Cone → name → James H. Cone ⓘ

James H. Cone → subjectOf → James H. Cone: Black Theology and Black Power (biographical and critical studies) ⓘ

linked to: James H. Cone

Black liberation theology → hasKeyFigure → James H. Cone ⓘ

Black liberation theology → hasKeyTextAuthor → James H. Cone ⓘ

Black Theology and Black Power → author → James H. Cone ⓘ

God of the Oppressed → author → James H. Cone ⓘ

The Cross and the Lynching Tree → author → James H. Cone ⓘ

Fordyce, Arkansas → hasNotablePerson → James H. Cone ⓘ

Farewell to Innocence: A Socio-Ethical Study on Black Theology and Black Power → influencedBy → James H. Cone ⓘ

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