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 ...

While the lynching tree symbolized white power and black death, the cross symbolizes divine power and black life God overcoming the power of sin and death. For ...

The Cross and the Lynching Tree is a book about black liberation theology written by James H. Cone. The Cross and the Lynching Tree. Author, James H. Cone.

The cross and the lynching tree are separated by nearly 2,000 years. One is the universal symbol of Christian faith; the other is the quintessential symbol of ...

While the lynching tree symbolized white power and "black death," the cross symbolizes divine power and "black life" God overcoming the power of sin and death.

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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, ...

It is a brief book that succintly discusses the connection between the cross and the lynching tree and, through that, the power of the cross in the black ...

The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful work,

A profoundly moving examination of the similarities between the lynching of blacks in America and the crucifixion of Christ. The parallels are eerie. The fact ...