The wisdom and power of the cross: the passion of Christ in theology and the arts -- late modernity and postmodernity

Abstract

"This volume is the fifth in a series dealing with the passion and death of Christ - symbolized by "the cross" -- in Christian theology and the arts. It examines the way the passion of Christ has been thought about by theologians and portrayed by artists and musicians in the modern and contemporary world. It examines the traditional approaches to soteriology in contrast to revisionist theologies that take up the challenge of understanding the meaning of the cross in the light of critical historical studies and modern science"--

Contents

Part 1. The conceptual mediation: the cross in theology. The theological mediation: theology of the cross in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries -- Revisionist theologies of salvation -- Part 2. The aesthetic mediation: the cross in piety and the arts. The cross in spirituality -- The cross in modern visual art -- The passion in film -- The cross in music -- Conclusion: retrospect and prospect.