The cross in our context
Subtitle: Jesus and the suffering world
By: Douglas John Hall.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Crucifixion.; Holy Cross.; Suffering of God.; Theology, Doctrinal -- North America.; Suffering -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Christianity and culture.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-255) and index.