Cross Examinations Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today

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, eachTrelstad, Marit A. is the author of 'Cross Examinations Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today', published 2006 under ISBN 9780800620462 and ISBN 0800620461.