The Crux of Theology: Luther's Teachings and Our Work for Freedom, Justice, and Peace

The book explores how contemporary Lutheran theology can advance freedom, justice, and peace by reclaiming the cross as a means of suffering solidarity with individuals, communities, and the cosmos. It coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights and asserts that the cross has material content in being the means by which Christ advances these values.

Format: Hardback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

The title of this book cleverly plays upon the central place a theology of the cross holds in Lutheran theologies, especially potent in Luther's Heidelberg Disputation (1518). The 500th anniversary of this document coincided with the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations, wherein the preamble points to a global aspiration of a common good shaped by freedom, justice, and peace. This book is situated at the intersection of these two themes, asserting that the cross has material content in being the means by which Christ in suffering solidarity with individuals, communities, and the cosmos advances freedom, justice, and peace. Employing a variety of methods and exploring a broad range of geographic locales, the contributors illumine the misuse of Reformation themes and offer a corrective in service of a common good that is publicly accountable and theologically sound. The book thereby explores how contemporary Lutheran theology has utility both for analyzing injustice and for advancing justice in local as well as global contexts.

The title of this book cleverly plays upon the central place a theology of the cross holds in Lutheran theologies, especially potent in Luther's Heidelberg Disputation (1518). The 500th anniversary of this document coincided with the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations, wherein the preamble points to a global aspiration of a common good shaped by freedom, justice, and peace. This book is situated at the intersection of these two themes, asserting that the cross has material content in being the means by which Christ in suffering solidarity with individuals, communities, and the cosmos advances freedom, justice, and peace. Employing a variety of methods and exploring a broad range of geographic locales, the contributors illumine the misuse of Reformation themes and offer a corrective in service of a common good that is publicly accountable and theologically sound. The book thereby explores how contemporary Lutheran theology has utility both for analyzing injustice and for advancing justice in local as well as global contexts.

Weight: 474g
Dimension: 160 x 235 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781978712515