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1wayturner's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
revrebeccatankersley's review against another edition
5.0
"Just as the Germans should never forget the Holocaust, Americans should never forget slavery, segregation, and the lynching tree. As a nation, we are in danger of forgetting our ugly lynching past."
Our country continues to be divided along racial lines. The movement for civil rights in the US has turned its face toward police brutality as it boldly proclaims that #BlackLivesMatter. As a white Christian serving God as an Episcopal priest, James Cone's book has been an important read challenging me to consider where lynching might still be taking place in our world - where "They are crucifying again the son of God and are holding him in contempt." (Hebrews 6:6)
Remembering is hard, and yet remembering is important work. As I finished this book today, I saw many friends posting #NeverForget over social media in reference to September 11, 2001. At the same time, Cone concludes that we as a nation must #NeverForget our brutal history of lynching.
An excellent read!
Our country continues to be divided along racial lines. The movement for civil rights in the US has turned its face toward police brutality as it boldly proclaims that #BlackLivesMatter. As a white Christian serving God as an Episcopal priest, James Cone's book has been an important read challenging me to consider where lynching might still be taking place in our world - where "They are crucifying again the son of God and are holding him in contempt." (Hebrews 6:6)
Remembering is hard, and yet remembering is important work. As I finished this book today, I saw many friends posting #NeverForget over social media in reference to September 11, 2001. At the same time, Cone concludes that we as a nation must #NeverForget our brutal history of lynching.
An excellent read!
readsewknit's review
5.0
I continue to be involved with a racial justice reading group through our faith community, and this title was our June selection. Some students had led us through a general conversation inspired by the book a few weeks earlier, but given the short notice, few were able to read the book beforehand, so this was a good conclusion to that earlier exercise, where the students had prepared discussion topics not dependent on having read the book.
James Cone in a few short chapters conveys dense information succinctly. He makes the case, while not immediately apparent to some but exceedingly obvious after having it pointed out, that lynching is closely tied to the crucifixion. He brings a new perspective to suffering.
Through the various sections, he discusses Reinhold Niebuhr (particularly pointing out his shortcomings even as he can acknowledge some of his strengths), MLK and Mamie Till, the Black literary imagination, and Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit." This was a rich text to delve into and discuss, and I added countless bookmarks as I listened to the audio.
James Cone in a few short chapters conveys dense information succinctly. He makes the case, while not immediately apparent to some but exceedingly obvious after having it pointed out, that lynching is closely tied to the crucifixion. He brings a new perspective to suffering.
Through the various sections, he discusses Reinhold Niebuhr (particularly pointing out his shortcomings even as he can acknowledge some of his strengths), MLK and Mamie Till, the Black literary imagination, and Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit." This was a rich text to delve into and discuss, and I added countless bookmarks as I listened to the audio.
knunderb's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
A sobering reflection on the cross and white supremacy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Violence
hispoetry's review against another edition
4.0
It was a bit repetitive but had great insight and information.