Description
The cross is the defining symbol of Christianity. It is by turn misunderstood, misappropriated, venerated, and under-appreciated; absorbing a variety of meanings from the inspiring to the problematic. Inside or outside the church, its over-familiarity is its strength and its weakness, reduced at times to mere branding.
Yet within the New Testament scriptures, and the lives of the early Christian communities, 'the cross' represents a multi-faceted theology which grapples with state violence, lament, supernatural healing, self-sacrifice; a life full of fear and mystery. By combing through those writings, we discover a cross which is not a static symbol but an unfinished process: defining the shape of our own lives, if we dare to let it.
Author: Donald Senior
Publisher: Lab/Ora Press
Published: 05/26/2023
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.62d
ISBN13: 9781739716264
ISBN10: 1739716264
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology | General