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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- © The author 2009. Journal compilation © Trustees for Roman Catholic Purposes Registered 2009
- ISSN
- 0018-1196
- eISSN
- 1468-2265
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1468-2265.2008.00433.x
- Publisher site
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Abstract
1. INTRODUCTION This essay deals with the possibility of a Catholic theology of the Cross. The first problem which arises is whether it is theologically necessary or even legitimate to single out this question within the wider context of the life, teaching, death and resurrection of Jesus. Why should theology as a whole concentrate or seek to base itself on the specific form Jesus' death, assuming that a theology of the Cross could be understood as such, when today's mainstream theology emphasizes rather the inner unity of the salvific mystery of Jesus' earthly existence, rather than focusing on one isolated act – even if it be that of dying? Or should a theology of the Cross be understood simply as an attempt to illuminate the theological significance of the death of Jesus amongst the ‘ nexus myteriorum ’? Could this attempt result in the insight that the Cross of Jesus does (legitimately) represent a ‘ pars pro toto ’ for this nexus? But could this not also be said of the resurrection as well? We will see later that it is not the Cross itself (to avoid an improper species of a suffering mysticism), but the Crucified who
Journal
The Heythrop Journal – Wiley
Published: May 1, 2009