The Clash and Continuity of Interpretation of Redemptive Suffering Between African Religions and Christianity

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction 1
4. Why Atonement
5. Who Needs It? 11
6. Christian Atonement Enlightened by a Buddhist Perspective on Craving 40
7. How Q 5:75 Can Help Christians Conceptualize Atonement 61
8. Not for Myself Alone: Atonement and Penance After Daoism 78
9. Suffering and the Scandal of the Cross
10. God’s Suffering in the Hindu- Christian Gaze 105
11. More Than Meets the Eye: The Cross as Maṇḍala 130
12. Divine Suffering and Covenantal Belonging: Considering the Atonement with Heschel and Moltmann 149
13. The Clash and Continuity of Interpretation of Redemptive Suffering Between African Religions and Christianity 167
14. Rethinking Redemption
15. Redemptive Suffering After the Shoah: 189
16. Judgment on the Cross: Resurrection as Divine Vindication 214
17. “At One or Not At One?” 239
18. How Empty Is the Cross? 259
19. Bibliography 281
20. List of Contributors 301
21. Index 305