Cross Examinations: Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today

Name: Cross Examinations: Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today
Brand: Fortress Press
SKU: 620461
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Author: Marit Trelstad
ISBN: 9780800620462

By: Marit Trelstad

Fortress Press / 2006 / Paperback

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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.

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Title: Cross Examinations: Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today
By: Marit Trelstad
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 256
Vendor: Fortress Press
Publication Date: 2006

Dimensions: 9 X 6 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 3 ounces
ISBN: 0800620461
ISBN-13: 9780800620462
Stock No: WW620461

Publisher's Description

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In today's theological landscape the significance ofthe cross has become strongly affirmed and radicallyquestioned. This exciting volume gathers theologiansand historians who have thought through these criticaland constructive issues: Do traditional understandingsof the cross valorize suffering or violence? Are the oldersoteriological models, which see redemption as a kind ofransom or debt satisfaction, fitting for the contemporaryworldview? Do they produce a piety that acquiesces inneedless suffering, or does the cross precisely meet themassive suffering and injustice of today's world?

Following an expert introduction to the issues and optionsby editor Marit Trelstad, each author addresses theChristian symbol of the cross in the context of currenttheological, sociological, political, or environmental issues.

Author Bio

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