Labor Of God: The Agony Of The Cross As The Birth Of The Church

Cover--"Half Title page, Title page, Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Chapter 1. Retrieving the Forgotten Root: The Scandal of the Cross as the Labor of God" -- "Chapter 2. Speaking the Labor of God: Metaphor and the Truth of Religious Language" -- "Chapter 3. Converting the Cross: How Torture Becomes Childbirth" -- "Chapter 4. Birthing the Church: How the Cross Addresses Sin" -- "Chapter 5. Transending Exchange: How the Family of God Gives Up the Gift" -- "Chapter 6. Expanding the Agony of the Cross: How Labor Opens Fresh Theological Frontiers" -- "Notes" -- "Bibliography" -- "Scripture Index

• | Author: Thomas Andrew Bennett
• | Publisher: Baylor University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 17, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 155 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1481306499
• | ISBN-13: 9781481306492