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US scholar James Cone, ‘founder of black liberation theology’, dies at 79

James Cone

RNS James H Cone, the scholar known as the “founder of black liberation theology,” died on Saturday, Union Theological Seminary announced. He was 79. Rev James Cone, known as the father of black liberation theology, and the Bill & Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, died on Saturday. PICTURE: Courtesy […]

Tens of thousands of uprooted people in Somalia lose homes to flash floods

Thomson Reuters Foundation Tens of thousands of people in Somalia who were forced from their homes due to drought and conflict in the past year have had their shelters destroyed by flooding, aid agencies said on Friday, sparking fears over the spread of deadly diseases. In total more than 427,000 people were affected across the […]