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Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross - by Mark D Baker (Paperback)

Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross - by  Mark D Baker (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Introduces the need for contextualized atonement theology and offers creative examples of how the Cross can be proclaimed in culturally relevant and transformative ways.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Because many modern Christians can offer a reasonable explanation of the meaning of Jesus' death on the cross, they find it hard to understand the confusion displayed by the disciples after the events in the last pages of the Gospels. But if Paul were alive today, he would find it inexplicable that we modern believers are not scandalized by the cross.<br/><br/><i>Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross </i>introduces pastors, church leaders, students, and lay readers to the need for contextualized atonement theology, offering creative examples of how the cross can be proclaimed today in culturally relevant and transformative ways. It makes helpful suggestions on how this vision for a culturally relevant message might be developed. The impressive list of contributors includes writings from C. S. Lewis, Rowan Williams, Frederica Mathewes-Green, Brian McLaren, and many more who are actively working out just how to make this life-transforming proclamation.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mark D. Baker (PhD, Duke University) is associate professor of mission and theology at Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California. In addition to coauthoring "Recovering the Scandal of the Cross, "he has written three other books.

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