The Scandalous God: The Use and Abuse of the Cross - Softcover

Vitor Westhelle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800638956 ISBN 13: 9780800638955

Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press, 2006

Synopsis

"Theology of the Cross" is an important site of religious reflection and controversy, especially today. Westhelle repeatedly uncovers the evasions - personal, social, religious, and even theological - by which we skirt the sharp challenge that the Cross and suffering love pose to a culture, lifestyle, and economy that avoid suffering and evade love. And he challenges every Christian to embrace Jesus' cross to find our own resurrection.

About this title

Review:

"A timely, provocative, and creative book!" -- Carter Lindberg, Professor of Church History Emeritus, Boston University School of Theology

"Enter into this fierce and brilliant theological reflection..." -- Mary M. Solberg, Associate Professor of Religion, Gustavus Adolphus College

"Here is a highly original work on the scandal of the cross." -- Daniel L. Migliore, Charles Hodge Professor of Systematic Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary

About the Author:

Vitor Westhelle is Professor of Systematic Theology at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. He was formerly on the faculty of Luther Theological Seminary in St Paul, Minnesota, USA and Escola Superior de Teologia in Brazil.

About this edition

• Publisher: 1517 Media; Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0800638956
• ISBN 13: 9780800638955
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192