Why the Cross? Divine Friendship and the Power of Justice

Ligita Ryliškytė, 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, “What does it mean for the cross of Christ to save?” This book offers a fresh …

What would George do? (Part 1)

The experience of suffering and grief in the life of G. H. Morling   Bush fires aside, the year 2020 was supposed to be a good one. A new year, a new decade, the year number itself a virtual palindrome – what could go wrong? And then Covid-19 stepped in, no longer a far-off disease …