Cross Examinations: Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today (Paperback)

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Product Description

In today's theological landscape the significance of the cross has become strongly affirmed and radically questioned. This exciting volume gathers theologians and historians who have thought through these critical and constructive issues: Do traditional understandings of the cross valorize suffering or violence? Are the older soteriological models, which see redemption as a kind of ransom or debt satisfaction, fitting for the contemporary worldview? Do they produce a piety that acquiesces in needless suffering, or does the cross precisely meet the massive suffering and injustice of today’s world?

Following an expert introduction to the issues and options by editor Marit Trelstad, each author addresses the Christian symbol of the cross in the context of current theological, sociological, political, or environmental issues.

About the Author

Marit A. Trelstad teaches Constructive Theology and Lutheran Theology in the Department of Religion at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: FORTRESS PRESS; 1 edition (July 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800620461
• ISBN-13: 978-0800620462
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #389,595 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must-have for serious students of theology, November 5, 2006

By	Carol Trelstad "Carol Nordlie" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I find this book to be scholarly and profound--well-written and above all, interesting. Just what we have been looking for in a world where "the cross" means a thousand different things.

3 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great title but few "cross examinations", August 2, 2007

By	Craig W. Hughes (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am not a theologian but I have read enough to know when I've been hit with a my yearly allotment of "feminist theology" Some very interesting ideas but look at the cover it says it all__ this unfortunate emphasis keeps getting in my way. (I'm sure its my problem). The editor, I feel, improperly tags Karl Barth as a Universalist to support her position. I think many would take exception .