Black Messiah

It is imperative that cultural Christology be heard and considered. Black Christology, is an example of this consideration. Black Christology offers a lens in which the church can see the cultural salvation needs of a community whom believes they exist as disenfranchised people. The concept of a “Black Messiah”, is offers a wide spectrum of insightful Christology. Black Christologist have presented Christ as being historically black, a cultural metaphor, and much in between. J. Deotis Roberts, offers a very healthy perspective of the Black Messiah. Roberts believes in the actual historical Jesus, but also considerers that African American perspective needs to be experienced through their native roots. He suggests that the Black Messiah is
a mythical construct that is needed to help a community of oppressed overcome, but needs to give ultimate give way to a “colorless Christ”. If the universal church can listen to the cries of any oppressed people, and through understanding, present the historical Jesus and the Christ for all people, God can work through this work to reconcile people of all colors to Himself.