Passion of the Lord

by Plus Noel and James A. Noel

Book Overview

The unique history and experience of African Americans have left them with strong views on the role of suffering - both Jesus' and their own - in the story of redemption. This volume explores the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800637305
• ISBN13: 9780800637309
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Passionate Book

This is a wonderful collection of essays of African American responses to Mel Gibson's _The Passion of the Christ_. Essayists, including JoAnne Terrell and Demetrius Williams, demonstrate how black women and men can make sense of the connections between the violence committed against Christ and that historically against African Americans. What you find here is more than a critique of Gibson's film. The essays are calls for hope and inspiration. They see Jesus' life as important as his death and detail the various ways that African Americans overcome violence to have lives of faith. This book should be read by anyone interested in race and religion in the United States.