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The cross has always been portrayed as the means of salvation and forgiveness for sinners, but does it have anything to say to those who have been sinned against? This book shows that the atonement of Christ has powerful potential to speak to those who have been wronged, especially those who have been abused and abandoned in countless ways—those who cower at the back side of the cross wondering if they are included. As victims of various kinds of abuse are beginning to come out of the shadows in cultural conversation and in the context of the church, The Back Side of the Cross is a timely book for several audiences. It is thoroughly rigorous and will interest theologians and their students; it also offers a very practical section for pastors and those who want to care for the wounded; and it can even reach survivors themselves as it offers true hope in the urgency of such real pain.
I purchased this book at the recommendation of my two sons -- one who is a Pastor and the other who was a "worker" in a closed country for the past 13 years until he was diagnosed with Glioblastoma. The 3 of us have been reading everything we could get our hands on to answer the deepest questions of why and where. Finally! This book asked the right questions and provided profoundly satisfying answers straight from Scripture. The bottom line: God was there, is there, and will be there intimately close with us and allows us, even calls us, to lament our deepest pain and hurt, which includes, as we see in the Psalms, launching our anguish toward God with the questions of "why" and "where were you!" Our lament will actually and finally lead us to "curl up in God's arms" as He carries us through. The author's processing of atonement theories was challenging and super interesting...I have a lot to think about and will surely read this section multiple times. The chapter on forgiveness was equally as good. Great book. Thanks!
