Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody (Paperback)

"In this memoir, James Hal Cone--that most private of theologians--shares with us the story of a soul forged in a loving home, formed in the faith of Macedonia AME Church, 'disturbed by blackness,' tested by adversity, sensitized by human suffering, poured out in teaching and in writing. His life and work continue to push us, rouse us, inspire us to integrity in thought, speech, and action in authentic achievement of beloved community. We praise God that James Cone testified what the Lord did for him!" --M. Shawn Copeland, Boston College, and co-author of Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience."Cone's autobiography is extremely readable, written in his clear and precise prose. Like the man himself, there is not an ounce of rhetorical fat. And while there are glimpses of Bearden, Arkansas, and Macedonia AME Church, the formidable spaces which shaped the younger Cone, this autobiography considers the James Cone of Union Theological Seminary fame. Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell No