Communion ecclesiology and Black liberation theology

The author argues that the focus of both communion ecclesiology and Black liberation theology have as their central theme the unity of the human community. This unity is also an explicit value of traditional African religions. Only recently has the silence and indifference of the U.S. Catholic Church regarding racism been more widely recognized. The Black liberation theology of James Cone has emphasized that the Church as the Body of Christ must exhibit five specific characteristics. These are central to the realization of communion.