"If the church ... does not make God's liberation of the oppressed central in its mission and proclamation, how can it…"

"The most famous means of Roman death, of course, was crucifixion, the source of the word excruciating. Anyone who has…"

"Though I like to think that nothing human is foreign to me, I find it impossible to put myself in the minds of the an…"

"The crucifixion of Jesus, of course, was never treated lightly. The cross became the symbol of a movement that spread…"

"The "cross" of Jesus was a political punishment; and when Christians are made to suffer by government it is usually b…"