Contribution to Book
Wisdom or Folly? Understanding the Cross in An Evolutionary World
Evolution of Wisdom: Major and Minor Keys
(2018)
Abstract
There are some potential problems with considering the Cross emblematic of “wisdom.” Christians, including St. Paul as quoted above, have wrestled from the beginning of the tradition with the basic question: what do we make of the Cross? How do we make sense of the New Testament account that declares that the Crucified One died for the sins of humanity? If we understand this as a sacrifice, we are faced with the next question—to whom was the sacrifice offered? Did God demand this kind of sacrifice in order to redeem us? These questions have haunted and fascinated theologians for centuries.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2018
Editor
Edited by Agustin Fuentes and Celia Deane-Drummond
Publisher
Notre Dame Center for Theology, Science, and Human Flourishing
Publisher Statement
This collection of articles originated from papers presented at the Human Distinctiveness: Wisdom’s Deep Evolution conference at the Notre Dame London Global Gateway in July 2017.
Citation Information
King, C. (2018). Wisdom or folly? Understanding the Cross in an evolutionary world. In A. Fuentes & C. Deane-Drummond (Eds.). Evolution of wisdom: Major and minor keys(pp. 145-151). Pressbooks/The Center for Theology, Science, and Human Flourishing, University of Notre Dame.
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