Cone, James H.

The Cross and the lynching tree / James H. Cone. - Maryknoll, N.Y : Orbis Books, c2011. - 202 p.; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Nobody know 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

9781626980051


Jesus Christ--Crucifixion--History--History of doctrines


African Americans--Religion
Lynching--History--United States

BR 563.N4 / C66 2011