Black Liberation theology, as expressed by Reverend Wright, a pastor in the United Church of Christ, is based on classic Christian principles:

Luke 4:18 -- "Preach the Gospel to the poor, heal the brokenhearted, set the captives free, offer sight to the blind and liberate those who are oppressed" is one verse that is central to the black theology of liberation. Another one is Matthew 25:40 -- "As you have done unto the least of these, you have done it unto me."

It is both an attempt to interpret Scripture through the plight of the poor----is to eradicate poverty and to bring about freedom and liberation for the oppressed-- and an aggressive approach to eradicating racism---black people's troubles are a result of racism that still exists in America.

Poverty and racism are a problem in the United States.

Black liberation theology has its roots in 1960s civil-rights activism and draws inspiration from both the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, and is a theology that sees God as concerned with the poor and the weak. In in a white-dominated society, in which black has been defined as evil, the mission is to make the gospel relevant to the life and struggles of American blacks.

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