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Saved from Sacrifice: A Theology of the Cross

By S. Mark Heim

Paperback: 360 pages
Publisher: Eerdmans (August 10, 2006)
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Price: $36.99

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Synopsis

The cross has long been not only a scandal but also a profound paradox: filled with saving significance and power, it is at the same time a sobering tragedy. In Saved from Sacrifice, theologian S. Mark Heim takes on this paradox, asserting that the cross must be understood against the whole history of human scapegoating violence.

In order to highlight the dimensions of his argument, Heim carefully and critically draws on the groundbreaking work of French theorist and biblical scholar René Girard. Yet Heim goes beyond Girard to develop a comprehensive theology of the atonement and the cross through his fresh readings of well-known biblical passages and his exploration of the place of the victim.