Friday, April 22, 2011

BOOK REVIEW OF THE CROSS SHATTERED CHRIST by STANLEY HAUERWAS


CROSS-SHATTERED CHRIST

By Stanley Hauerwas

Published by Brazos Press

Reviewed by Clint Walker


 

CROSS-SHATTERED CHRIST is a book made up of meditations on the seven last words of Christ on cross. It is a short little book that is well worth the read.


 

CROSS SHATTERED CHRIST is a pretty book. There are several illustrations throughout the book that are very well done.


 

It is also a thought-provoking book. Hauerwas never pulls his punches. He introduces questions that the text brings up, and at times he lets questions linger and moves on further into the text he is studying. He challenges the reader to really look at what is happening with Jesus on the cross, and to deal with what Jesus is doing and teaching in his last words on the cross.


 

I would recommend to anyone who is doing a study on the seven last words that they should read CROSS-SHATTERED CHRIST. At times you will be in disagreement, and at other times you will be confused with what Hauerwas has to say. In any case, you will be challenged and grow through reading the CROSS-SHATTERED CHRIST.


 

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