The Centrality Of The Cross The Crucifix As Symbol Of Jesus Christ S Life And As Emblem Of The Christian Faith

Author : Jessie Penn-Lewis
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1387975390

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The Centrality of the Cross: The Crucifix as Symbol of Jesus Christ's Life, and as Emblem of the Christian Faith by Jessie Penn-Lewis Pdf

Citing the Biblical canon, evangelical speaker and author Jessie Penn-Lewis discusses the pivotal roles that the cross plays in the Bible and wider Christianity. This book aims to teach readers how vital the cross which Christ carried and was crucified upon is to Christianity. The cross gained a multi-faceted symbolism in the Holy Scriptures, and it is in this book that Jessie Penn-Lewis explains - with frequent citations of the New Testament - the various attributes of significance that the cross has. Each of the ten chapters covers a specific theme. These topics include: How the cross proclaims one's adherence to, and following of, the principles of Jesus Christ. The role of the cross in the Christian Revival, whereby God flows through the human soul and spirit. The cross as a powerful symbol suitable for one to contemplate in quieter moments of prayer. The cross as a means of deepening one's relationship with Christ, following the path set by Him, and liberating one's spirit.

Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781527572188

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The Christian Cross in American Public Life by John R. Vile Pdf

The cross is one of Christianity’s most distinctive symbols, increasingly cutting across Catholic/Protestant and other denominational divides. Although the US acknowledges no official religion, a variety of both Christian and non-Christian denominations have flourished. Crosses dot the landscape, sometimes towering over it and at other times simply marking a grave or the site of a traffic accident, or providing a place for contemplation. Courts continue to decide whether it is better to remove long-standing crosses on public property to protect the separation of church and state, or whether removing such symbols might be misinterpreted as expressing hostility towards religion. Whether marking identity, triumph, love, grief, or sacrifice, the cross remains important in American life and continues to be the subject of works of art, music, literature, and political, religious, and social rhetoric, all of which this volume addresses in an accessible A-to-Z format.

Author : Otto Zöckler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Christian art and symbolism
ISBN : UOM:39015013728897

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The Cross of Christ by Otto Zöckler Pdf

Author : Richard Viladesau
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780195188110

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The Beauty of the Cross by Richard Viladesau Pdf

Viladesau focuses on poetry and the visual arts as he seeks to understand 'The Beauty of the Cross' as it developed in theology and art from the early Christian era through the middle ages.

Author : William Rounseville Alger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWJSYD

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History of the Cross of Christ by William Rounseville Alger Pdf

Author : George Willard Benson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780486149707

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The Cross by George Willard Benson Pdf

Centuries before the Christian era, crosses were used as pagan emblems. Early Christians did not employ the symbolism of the cross, which came into general use three centuries after the death of Jesus and has since come to be recognized around the world as a symbol of sacrifice and redemption. This fascinating book begins with legends, and proceeds to an exploration of the many facts, myths, and curious customs and superstitions connected with the history of the cross. In simple, direct language, this volume recounts the notable events and stories of people whose lives are interwoven with the symbol of the cross, such as the crusaders, who wore heraldic crosses as emblems of valor and bravery. Numerous illustrations depict the variety of forms and uses of the cross, as well as the symbols that appear upon many crosses, and the text traces their similarity and significance to the symbolism found in religious paintings, mosaics, and stained glass. The history, the legends, and the art and symbolism with which the cross is intimately connected form the keynote of this study, which is presented in a reverent spirit and a manner accessible to readers of every background.

Author : John Denham Parsons
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:4064066308865

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The Non-Christian Cross by John Denham Parsons Pdf

The history of the symbol of the cross has had an attraction for the author ever since, as an enquiring youth, he found himself unable to obtain satisfactory answers to four questions concerning the same which presented themselves to his mind. Pursuing these matters for himself, the author eventually found that even before our era the cross was venerated by many as the symbol of Life; though our works of reference seldom mention this fact, and never do it justice. He moreover discovered that no one has ever written a complete history of the symbol, showing the possibility that the stauros or post to which Jesus was affixed was not cross-shaped, and the certainty that, in any case, what eventually became the symbol of our faith owed some of its prestige as a Christian symbol of Victory and Life to the position it occupied in pre-Christian days. The author has therefore, in the hope of drawing attention to the subject, incorporated the results of his researches in the present book.

Author : Robin M. Jensen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674088801

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The Cross by Robin M. Jensen Pdf

The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians as well as non-Christians. Robin Jensen takes readers on an intellectual and spiritual journey through the two-thousand-year evolution of the cross as an idea and an artifact, illuminating the controversies—along with the forms of devotion—this central symbol of Christianity inspires. Jesus’s death on the cross posed a dilemma for Saint Paul and the early Church fathers. Crucifixion was a humiliating form of execution reserved for slaves and criminals. How could their messiah and savior have been subjected to such an ignominious death? Wrestling with this paradox, they reimagined the cross as a triumphant expression of Christ’s sacrificial love and miraculous resurrection. Over time, the symbol’s transformation raised myriad doctrinal questions, particularly about the crucifix—the cross with the figure of Christ—and whether it should emphasize Jesus’s suffering or his glorification. How should Jesus’s body be depicted: alive or dead, naked or dressed? Should it be shown at all? Jensen’s wide-ranging study focuses on the cross in painting and literature, the quest for the “true cross” in Jerusalem, and the symbol’s role in conflicts from the Crusades to wars of colonial conquest. The Cross also reveals how Jews and Muslims viewed the most sacred of all Christian emblems and explains its role in public life in the West today.

Author : Hubert Van Zeller
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781928832522

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Suffering, the Catholic Answer by Hubert Van Zeller Pdf

With warm, Christian compassion, Van Zeller shows how the answer to the problem of evil can be found only in Christ. (June)

Author : William Wood Seymour
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Christian art and symbolism
ISBN : HARVARD:32044033475906

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The Cross in Tradition, History, and Art by William Wood Seymour Pdf

"This work discusses the cross throughout history, from prehistoric times to modern day. Found within are chapters entitled: cross before the Christian Era and in prehistoric times; types of the cross; early form and use of the cross; legends of the cross; true cross and its traditionary history; title of the cross; doctrinal teaching of the crucifixion; cross and crucifix in early Christian art; various types of crosses; varieties of the cross; objects with the cross on them; sign of the cross; Puritan objections to the cross; and miscellaneous crosses."--B & N.

Author : John Denham Parsons
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387323672

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The Non-Christian Cross; An Enquiry Into The Origin And History Of The Symbol Eventually Adopted As That Of Our Religion by John Denham Parsons Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Gerard Stephen Sloyan
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451408552

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The Crucifixion of Jesus by Gerard Stephen Sloyan Pdf

What was crucifixion? Why was Jesus of Nazareth executed and what really happened? Gerard Sloyan begins with history and traces the development of the New Testament accounts of Jesus' death. He shows how Jesus' death came to be seen as sacrificial and how the evolving understandings of Jesus' death affected those who suffered most from it - the Jews. He then traces the emergence and development - in theology, liturgy, literature, art - of the conviction that Jesus' death was redemptive, as seen both in soteriological theory from Tertullian to Anselm, in the Reformation and modern eras, and in more popular religious responses to the crucifixion. Especially fascinating is the story of the emergence of a distinct "Passion piety" that still characterizes the West. In all this Sloyan detects the separation of the cross from Jesus' life and resurrection, allowing the mythicizing of an event too large for mere words to handle: the mystery of the cross.

Author : Yacob Tesfai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015017439533

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The Scandal of a Crucified World by Yacob Tesfai Pdf

What is the meaning of the cross today for the suffering millions - victims of hunger, war, and racism - and for Christians who seek to understand their faith? For the last four years, members of the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg have explored the theology of the cross, working with theologians from various countries and confessional backgrounds. Their study was ecumenical and included traditional Western interpretations as well as those from so-called third world countries and traditionally underrepresented groups. In The Scandal of a Crucified World editor Yacob Tesfai (Eritrea) first provides an overview of how theology comes to terms with the cross of Jesus throughout the world. Jean-Marc Ela (Cameroon) reflects on Christ's life and passion, while Simon Maimela outlines Martin Luther's theology of the cross and its relevance for present-day struggles in South Africa. James H. Cone reflects passionately on the suffering that characterizes African-American life in the United States. From Asia, Andreas A. Yewangoe (Indonesia) provides an overview on attitudes toward suffering in the variety of Asian religions. C. S. Song (Taiwan) reviews the role of the cross in the history of Christian missions, struggling with the image of the cross as means of conquest. From Latin America, Walter Altmann (Brazil) highlights the images of Jesus Christ that accompanied the domination of indigenous peoples. Winston D. Persaud (Guyana) explores the place of the cross in the lives of individual Christians as well as in the life of the church. From Europe Elisabeth Moltmann-Wendel (Germany) lifts up feminist images of the cross as solidarity in suffering and as struggle againststructural sin. Theo Sundermeier (Germany) uses Martin Luther's theology of the cross to explore non-Western thought on the meaning of the cross.

Author : Henry Dana Ward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Cross and crosses
ISBN : PRNC:32101073446252

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History of the Cross by Henry Dana Ward Pdf

Author : Marit Trelstad
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451413610

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Cross Examinations by Marit Trelstad Pdf

In today's theological landscape the significance of the cross has become strongly affirmed and radically questioned. This exciting volume gathers theologians and historians who have thought through these critical and constructive issues: Do traditional understandings of the cross valorize suffering or violence? Are the older soteriological models, which see redemption as a kind of ransom or debt satisfaction, fitting for the contemporary worldview? Do they produce a piety that acquiesces in needless suffering, or does the cross precisely meet the massive suffering and injustice of today's world?Following an expert introduction to the issues and options by editor Marit Trelstad, each author addresses the Christian symbol of the cross in the context of current theological, sociological, political, or environmental issues.