Theodore Walker Jr. is Associate Professor of Ethics and Society at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University and the author of Empower the People: Social Ethics for the African-American Church.

• Preface Acknowledgments Series Introduction Abbreviations PART ONE: Modernity in Constructive Postmodern and Black Atlantic Views 1. Constructive Postmodern Views of Modernity: David Ray Griffin, William A. Beardslee, Joe Holland, and Frederick Ferré 2. Black Atlantic Views of Modernity: Charles H. Long and Paul Gilroy PART TWO: Neoclassical Metaphysics and Black Theology: A Description 3. What is Neoclassical Metaphysics? 4. What is Black Theology? PART THREE: Neoclassical Metaphysics and Black Theology: A Black Atlantic Synthesis 5. Toward a Metaphysics of Struggle 6. Toward a Metaphysics of Power 7. Toward a Metaphysics of Ethics 8. Epilogue: Toward a Fully Adequate Postmodern Theology APPENDIX A: What is Metaphysics? APPENDIX B: What is Theology? Notes References Note on Supporting Center Index SUNY series in Constructive Postmodern Thought

Theodore Walker Jr. is Associate Professor of Ethics and Society at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University and the author of Empower the People: Social Ethics for the African-American Church.

• Preface Acknowledgments Series Introduction Abbreviations PART ONE: Modernity in Constructive Postmodern and Black Atlantic Views 1. Constructive Postmodern Views of Modernity: David Ray Griffin, William A. Beardslee, Joe Holland, and Frederick Ferré 2. Black Atlantic Views of Modernity: Charles H. Long and Paul Gilroy PART TWO: Neoclassical Metaphysics and Black Theology: A Description 3. What is Neoclassical Metaphysics? 4. What is Black Theology? PART THREE: Neoclassical Metaphysics and Black Theology: A Black Atlantic Synthesis 5. Toward a Metaphysics of Struggle 6. Toward a Metaphysics of Power 7. Toward a Metaphysics of Ethics 8. Epilogue: Toward a Fully Adequate Postmodern Theology APPENDIX A: What is Metaphysics? APPENDIX B: What is Theology? Notes References Note on Supporting Center Index SUNY series in Constructive Postmodern Thought

Theodore Walker Jr. is Associate Professor of Ethics and Society at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University and the author of Empower the People: Social Ethics for the African-American Church.

• Preface Acknowledgments Series Introduction Abbreviations PART ONE: Modernity in Constructive Postmodern and Black Atlantic Views 1. Constructive Postmodern Views of Modernity: David Ray Griffin, William A. Beardslee, Joe Holland, and Frederick Ferré 2. Black Atlantic Views of Modernity: Charles H. Long and Paul Gilroy PART TWO: Neoclassical Metaphysics and Black Theology: A Description 3. What is Neoclassical Metaphysics? 4. What is Black Theology? PART THREE: Neoclassical Metaphysics and Black Theology: A Black Atlantic Synthesis 5. Toward a Metaphysics of Struggle 6. Toward a Metaphysics of Power 7. Toward a Metaphysics of Ethics 8. Epilogue: Toward a Fully Adequate Postmodern Theology APPENDIX A: What is Metaphysics? APPENDIX B: What is Theology? Notes References Note on Supporting Center Index SUNY series in Constructive Postmodern Thought