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Reading as Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

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Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope (Downer’s Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2020), 198 pages including a discussion guide, bibliography, scriptural index and index. McCaulley provides an interesting insight into the struggles facing African American theologians today. Coming from an evangelical tradition, he quickly notes the failure of … Read more Reading as Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

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The Cross and the Lynching Tree (with a personal note)

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James H. Cone,   (Marynoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2011), 202 pages including notes and an index.   The late James Cone (1938-2018) tackled a tough topic, linking together the most powerful symbol for Christians, the cross, and the most shameful symbol of white supremacy, the lynching tree.  The shame of the latter has been with me … Read more The Cross and the Lynching Tree (with a personal note)

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Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy

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David Zucchino, Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy (New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020), 426 pages including notes, bibliography, and index along with 12 additional pages of prints. On November 10, 1898, Wilmington, North Carolina erupted into violence. It began with an armed mob of white men burning … Read more Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy

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Ancient History, Poems, and a Baseball Story: Three Book Reviews

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Steven Pressfield, Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermoplyae (New York: Bantan Books, 1998), 386 pages. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel that is based on ancient Greek historians’ writings, especially Herodotus.  The story is told through the eyes of Xeones, who was from the city of Akarnania. He alone had been … Read more Ancient History, Poems, and a Baseball Story: Three Book Reviews