The Cross in Our Context: Jesus and the Suffering World
- ISBN-10
- 1451407165
- ISBN-13
- 9781451407167
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 274
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fortress Press
- Author
- Douglas John Hall
Description
In this small gem of theological reflection, North America's foremost "theologian of the cross" offers a profound and compelling contemplation on the relevance of the church's most fundamental confession. Hall ponders what confessing Jesus as crucified means in today's context, one that is postmodern, pluralistic, multicultural, and in some respects post-Christian. A digest of his monumental trilogy, this book lays out in brief compass the heart of Hall's theology of the cross, contrasting it sharply with the theology of established Christianity, showing how it reframes classical Christology and soteriology, and drawing the implications for what it means to be human, for Christian ethics, and for the church.
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