The Cross and the Lynching Tree
By: James H. Cone
4.51
Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the …
Want to Read $ 13.01"For [Martin Luther] King nonviolence was more than a strategy; it was the way of life defined by love for others—the only way to heal broken humanity."-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross. What is redemptive is the faith that God snatches victory out of defeat, life out of death, and hope out of despair."-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
"The cross and the lynching tree interpret each other. Both were public spectacles, shameful events, instruments of punishment reserved for the most despised people in society. Any genuine theology and any genuine preaching of the Christian gospel must be measured against the test of the scandal of the cross and the lynching tree. 'Jesus did not die a gentle death like Socrates, with his cup of hemlock....Rather, he died like a [lynched black victim] or a common [black] criminal in torment, on the tree of shame.' The crowd's shout 'Crucify him!' (Mk 15:14) anticipated the white mob's shout 'Lynch him!' Jesus' agonizing final cry of abandonment from the cross, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' (Mk 15:34), was similar to the lynched victim Sam Hose's awful scream as he drew his last breath, 'Oh, my God! Oh, Jesus.' In each case it was a cruel, agonizing, and contemptible death."-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
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2. Sisters in the Wilderness: The Challenge of Womanist God-Talk
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3. Christ and Culture
By: Martin E. Marty , H. Richard Niebuhr , James M. Gustafson
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4. My Neighbor's Faith: Stories of Interreligious Encounter, Growth, and Transformation
By: None , Gregory Mobley , None
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By: None
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Format: None pages, Paperback
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7. A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
By: John J. Collins
3.50
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9. A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years
By: Diarmaid MacCulloch
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10. The Cross and the Lynching Tree
By: James H. Cone
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Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
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"The cross and the lynching tree interpret each other. Both were public spectacles, shameful events, instruments of punishment reserved for the most despised people in society. Any genuine theology an…"-James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree
11. Jesus and the Disinherited
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12. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
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4.43
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
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13. The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy
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4.19
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21. That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation
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"Throughout the course of US history, when Christians had the opportunity to decisively oppose the racism in their midst, all too often, they chose silence. They chose passivity. The refusal to act…"-Jemar Tisby, The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism
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"Jesus calls us to be a light, not a wildfire."-Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church
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By: Cole Arthur Riley
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Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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3.87
Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition
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29. Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
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4.41
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