Theologies have often pointed to the cross as a place of suffering and sacrifice, while feminist critiques have frequently argued against interpretations of the cross as patriarchal valorizing of suffering. Wonhee Anne Joh points toward a new interpretation of the cross as a place of love, where God and humanity come together in a surprising way. Interpreting the cross as performing a double gesture that has a subversive effect, Joh argues that the cross works simultaneously to pay homage to and to menace complex oppressive powers. Utilizing the Korean concept of jeong, Joh constructs a theology that is feminist, political and love-centered, while acknowledging the cross as source of pain and suffering. Joh's innovative vision is a call for political love that is stronger than powers of oppression.
Heart of the Cross: A Postcolonial Christology
Wonhee Anne Job
$30.00 - $37.50
- UPC:
- 9780664230630
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2006-08-01
- Release Date:
- 2006-08-10
- Author:
- Wonhee Anne Joh
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 1