Cross Purposes
Reflections for Good Friday
Published on 1. February 2018
228 pages
978-1-908381-61-3 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of thought-provoking reflections inviting us to contemplate the events of Good Friday in new ways.It is all-too-easy to become so wrapped up in the celebration of Easter Day that the preceding days are forgotten.Thereflections are diverse, from Peter's clumsy fear to the SevenLast Words, and are based on a series of addresses givenduring the two hours at the foot of the cross on Good Friday.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Durham
United Kingdom
File size
0,53 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-908381-61-3 (9781908381613)
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Notes
- 1. A Turbulent Day
- i. Peter
- ii. Judas
- iii. Simon
- iv. Mary and the Women
- v. John
- vi. Jesus
- vii. Nicodemus and Joseph
- viii. Mary Magdalene
- 2. Who Was to Blame?
- i. Palm Sunday-Self-Interest and Generosity
- ii. "Spy" Wednesday-Guilt and Assurance
- iii. Maundy Thursday-Flesh and Blood
- iv. Emptiness and Silence
- v. Easter Day-Form and Substance
- 3. The Seven Last Words
- i. Doubt
- ii. Faith
- iii. Forgiveness
- iv. Hope
- v. Dependence
- vi. Love
- vii. Responsibility
- Epilogue
- 4. Men of the World
- i. "What Is Truth?"
- ii. "Behold the Man"
- iii. "Today You Will Be With Me in Heaven"
- iv. Silence
- 5. The Paradox of Violence
- i. The Scourging-Casual Violence
- ii. Thorns-Nature Subverted
- iii. Mockery-Just Joking
- iv. Nails-The Point Is
- v. The Lance-The Turning Point
- Epilogue
- 6. Roads to Golgotha
- i. Everyman
- ii. Caiaphas
- iii. Peter
- iv. Mary
- v. Jeshua
- vi. Everyman
- vii. Cleopas
- 7. Dramatis Personae
- i. Palm Sunday
- ii. Monday in Holy Week
- iii. Tuesday in Holy Week
- iv. Wednesday in Holy Week
- v. Maundy Thursday
- vi. Good Friday Morning
- vii. Good Friday Afternoon
- viii. Easter Vigil
- ix. Easter Morning
- x. Easter Evening
- 8. The World and the Cross
- i. When They Are Far Away: Jesus on the Cross, Ebola and the Nature of Vulnerability
- ii. When They Are at the Gate: The Last Words of Jesus, Mare Nostrum and the Nature of Sacrifice
- iii. When They Are Among Us: The Death of Jesus, Radical Islam and the Nature of Community
- iv. When They Are Part of Us: The Empty Tomb, Black Friday and the Nature of the Kingdom
