Just Us or Justice?

Wesleyan theology and African American theology have both become fixtures on the theological landscape in recent years. While developing along parallel tracks both perspectives make claims concerning justice issues such as racism and sexism. Both however perceive justice from a particular vantage that focuses on just-us (just our community). Hence African American theology has not seriously studied John Wesley''s stance against slavery or his work with the disenfranchised. And Wesleyan theologians have largely ignored the insights of African American theology especially in regard to certain injustices. To get beyond the just-us mentality the author lays the foundation for a Pan-Methodist theology which will draw from the strengths of African American and Wesley theologies.