The birth of the blues and the birth of biblical law in parallel: A dialogue with James Cone's theology of the cross

This article seeks to learn from James Cone's theology of the cross as articulated in his book, The Cross and the Lynching Tree, by bringing Cone's theology into conversation with the theology and ethics of the book of Deuteronomy. It proceeds by first discerning the ways in which the birt...

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Main Author: Glanville, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2020]
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2020, Volume: 117, Issue: 1, Pages: 114-127
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
FD Contextual theology
HB Old Testament
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B James Cone
B Lynching
B Biblical Law
B White Supremacy
B biblical ethics
B Racism
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