The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone

The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone

Author:James H. Cone [Cone, James H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion, History, Race, African American, Non-Fiction, United States, Racism, Politics
ISBN: 9781570759376
Google: ahuwngEACAAJ
Amazon: B005M1ZIGI
Goodreads: 12417679
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00


4

The Recrucified Christ

in Black Literary Imagination

The South is crucifying Christ again

By all the laws of ancient rote and rule:

The ribald cries of “Save Yourself” and “Fool”

Din in his ears, the thorns grope for his brain,

And where they bite, swift springing rivers stain

His gaudy, purple robe of ridicule

With sullen red; and acid wine to cool

His thirst is thrust at him, with lurking pain.

Christ’s awful wrong is that he’s dark of hue,

The sin for which no blamelessness atones;



Download



Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.