The Bible and/as the Lynching Tree: A South African Tribute to James H. Cone

In this tribute to James H. Cone I reflect on his biblical-theological hermeneutics, drawing on work that spans nearly fifty years, but concentrating on his most recent book, The Cross and the Lynching Tree. I identify in Cone's work radical hermeneutics of reception, which I then bring into di...

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Published in:Missionalia
Main Author: West, Gerald O. 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of South Africa [2018]
In: Missionalia
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
FD Contextual theology
HA Bible
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KBQ North America
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B Hermeneutic of Production
B Decolonisation
B Lynching tree
B Hermeneutic of Reception
B Land
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Summary:In this tribute to James H. Cone I reflect on his biblical-theological hermeneutics, drawing on work that spans nearly fifty years, but concentrating on his most recent book, The Cross and the Lynching Tree. I identify in Cone's work radical hermeneutics of reception, which I then bring into dialogue with Itumeleng Mosala's radical hermeneutic of production. This dialogue, I argue, offers us significant biblical-theological capacities for a post-apartheid biblical hermeneutics of decolonisation, with specific reference to South Africa's land expropriation debate.
ISSN:2312-878X
Contains:Enthalten in: Missionalia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.7832/46-2-312