{"product_id":"proclaiming-the-scandal-of-the-cross-contemporary-images-of-the-atonement-paperback","title":"Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross: Contemporary Images of the Atonement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark D. Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProclaiming the Scandal of the Cross \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.52 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451705901234,"sku":"9780801027420","price":34.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f79d8cbbd5bf10538f2dbfdf59ce34c8.webp?v=1778799308","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/proclaiming-the-scandal-of-the-cross-contemporary-images-of-the-atonement-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}