![]() I imagined the many marvelous things people would continue to say about him and his theology in the coming days and weeks and the countless testimonies to his Christian faith, his love for others, and his concern for justice that those who had known him would share. ![]() Pastors, theologians, and Christians of many different backgrounds paid homage and tribute to him for all that he had written, said, and done for over half a century, eulogizing him and expressing admiration, appreciation, and gratitude for his life’s work. ![]() Shortly after hearing of the death of Professor James Cone in April, I began reading on social media the many wonderful things people had to say about him. Cone, I wish to share here the unedited version of my own editorial, which I submitted to the journal shortly after his death and which was included in pp. Cone’s theological legacy, the September 2018 issue of Dialog: A Journal of Theology (57/3) began with a series of eight editorials, all of which I highly recommend to any who may read this. On April 28, 2018, we received the sad news that Professor James Cone of Union Theological Seminary had passed away. ![]()
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