Why the Cross? Divine Friendship and the Power of Justice

Ligita Ryliลกkytฤ—, Why the Cross? Divine Friendship and the Power of Justice (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023). 491pp. ISBN 9781009202763. Reviewed by Dr Rod Benson Published in the CUP series Current Issues in Theology, this book addresses the question, โ€œWhat does it mean for the cross of Christ to save?โ€ This book offers a fresh …

Who invented theology?

Welcome to The Theology Whisperer,ย  a series of short blog posts on theology and theological education. A fascinating sentence appears at the end of Genesis chapter four in the Hebrew Bible. After recording the birth of Enosh, Adamโ€™s grandson by Seth, we read that โ€œAt that time people began to call on the name of …

In the shadow of death

A sermon for Good Friday by Rod Benson Romans 5:6-8 Many Australians today identify Good Friday with nothing more than fish pie, or a long weekend, or beer, barbecues and beaches. But if you were to walk along Main Street and take a straw poll, and ask, โ€œWhat is Good Friday about?โ€ you might get …