The cross and the lynching tree

Book 2013

"The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk. Both the cross and the lynching tree represent the worst in human beings and at the same time a thirst for life that refuses to let the worst determine our final meaning. While the...

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African Americans Religion

Jesus Christ Crucifixion History of doctrines

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ISBN:

9781626980051
1626980055

Edition:

Paperback edition

Description:

xix, 202 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

First published: 2011
Includes bibliographical references (apges 167-196) and index

Contents:

'Nobody knows de trouble I see' : The cross and the lynching tree in the Black experience
'The terrible beauty of the cross' and the tragedy of the lynching tree : a reflection on Reinhold Niebuhr
Bearing the cross and staring down the lynching tree : Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle to redeem the soul of America
The recrucified Christ in Black literary imagination
'Oh Mary, don't you weep'
Conclusion : legacies of the cross and the lynching tree

LCCN:

2011010630

Control Number:

3327073

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