Acknowledgments Introduction: Conversation on African Americans and Christianity 1 Can a Philosopher Spoil a Good Christian? An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion and the African American Experience 2 Philosophy of Religion: The Social Basis of Theology and the Secular Character of Philosophy 3 Howard Thurman as Historical Investigator: On Jesus--The Man--As Jew and the Meaning of Christianity 4 James Cone and the Old Testament as History Book: A Philosophical Assessment 5 Biblical Scripture is a History Book: An African American Tradition 6 Constructing Noah as Black: A Contemporary Myth about 'Historical' Origins of a Biblical Character 7 William R. Jones and Philosophical Theology: Transgressing and Transforming Conventional Boundaries of Black Liberation Theology 8 Divine Racism and the Matter of Internal Criticism: Theology, Theodicy, and Ideology Conclusion: Social Outlook and Sacred Text Bibliography Index.