The Crucified God

by Jürgen Moltmann

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From its English publication in 1973, Jurgen Moltmann's The Crucified God garnered much attention, and it has become one of the seminal texts of twentieth-century theology. Following up on his groundbreaking Theology of Hope, The Crucified God established the cross as the foundation for Christian hope. Moltmann's dramatic innovation was to see the cross not as a problem of theodicy, but instead as an act of ultimate solidarity, between God and humanity. In this, he drew on liberation show more theology, and he was among the first to bring third-world theologies into a first-world context. Moltmann proposes that suffering is not a problem to be, solved but instead that suffering is an aspect of God's very being: God is love, and love invariably involves suffering. In this view, the crucifixion of Jesus is an event that affects the entirety of the Trinity, showing that The Crucified God is, more than an arresting title-it is a theological breakthrough. show less

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An excellent study on what it means that Jesus didn't just die bit was crucified and why that was crucial to the message he brought to earth. The book is a very difficult to read being dense with jargon and wandering side tangents.
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This is an excellent work, though at times difficult to read. If you're willing to hang in there however, there are many excellent thoughts.
A really complex book with interesting ideas. It's the kind of thing I read routinely when I was in my master's in theology program, and I found myself wishing I were in a class in which I could get guidance from someone more knowledgeable than I am. Moltmann responds to and builds on a lot of ideas that I would know nothing about were it not for my previous theology studies, and even with that background, some of this book went over my head. Because of that, I'm not sure how useful this book would be to the general reader. It's certainly more of a book to study than one to read.

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A stimulating and satisfying read. As with all Moltmann's work it demands a response from the reader.
The Cross is the cry of victims for justice AND the hunger of perpetrators for a way back from the path of death.
Cross represents not only cry of victim.
Such a thought-provoking book by an important 20th century theologian. Rest well, servant of God. You will be missed.

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Jurgen Moltmann is Professor of Systematic Theology Emeritus in the Protestant Faculty of the University of Tubingen, Germany.

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Bowden, John (Translator)

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Canonical title
The Crucified God
Original title
Gekreuzigte Gott; Der gekreuzigte Gott
Alternate titles
被釘十字架的上帝. English
Original publication date
1973
Original language
German

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
232ReligionChristianityJesus Christ and his family
LCC
BT202 .M5513Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionDoctrinal TheologyDoctrinal TheologyChristology
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