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Summary: Approaching the cross as both a crucifier and as crucified
Review: Crysdale uses personal stories and clear, coherently written theology to forward her feminist interpretation of the doctrine of the atonement. Only by embracing travail -- joy and sorrow, the sense of being a crucifier as well as being one of the crucified -- can we retrieve a meaningful notion of what Jesus' death on the cross means.
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Summary: Understanding the Paradox
Review: I have spent 20 years of my life working with young people and adults who have been victims of violence and oppression as well as with the perpetrators of violence. As I read this book, I found their stories and experiences throughout its pages. They are the stories of persons who walk through the doors of the church every day. Crysdale gives a theological framework to understand the experience of victimization. She opens up and illustrates the paradox that leads to true healing and growth.
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Summary: Understanding the Paradox
Review: I have spent 20 years of my life working with young people and adults who have been victims of violence and oppression as well as with the perpetrators of violence. As I read this book, I found their stories and experiences throughout its pages. They are the stories of persons who walk through the doors of the church every day. Crysdale gives a theological framework to understand the experience of victimization. She opens up and illustrates the paradox that leads to true healing and growth.
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Summary: A Splendid Discussion on the Meaning of the Cross of Christ
Review: This book is written in an engaging style utilizing concerete stories of suffering, nonviolence and hope to illustrate the keen theological insights of the work. I found the discussion on Walter Wink's work and the nonviolent cross to be exceptionally clear for those who have not been exposed to Wink's work. I was very impressed by the feminist perspective that permeated the book that should serve as a corrective to hierarchial and patriarchial tendencies in seminary theological training. I hope that this book will find wide readership in the theological community and among lay persons.
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