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Introduction
Setting the Stage
Challenge
Joining the Debate
Intensifying the Discussion
Conclusion
The Resurrection of the Crucified Christ: Real and Relational
Construction
Toward a Relational Ontology
Summary and Conclusions
The Cross of the Risen Christ
Continuity
Accessing the Life of Jesus
"God" vs. "God"
Summary: Crucifixion and Resurrection
Ontology
The Triumph of God Over the Estranging Forces of Death
The Death of Death
Death Has Many Faces
At-one-ment
Hope for the Individual
Hope for Unlived Lives
Hope in the Face of Injustice
Beyond the Shadow of Time
"
In the Lord Your Labor Is Not in Vain"
Summary and Conclusion
Affirming the Risen Christ Today
Introduction
A Community of Equals
The Ordination of Women
Ecological Responsibility
Conclusion
Christ and Other Religions
Introduction
Challenge
Options
Dialogue
Similarity and Difference
God as Creator--the Ground of Being
God as Reconciler--the Ground of Salvation and the Norm for Life
God as Spirit of Life and Salvation--Presence and Experience
Conclusion--By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them!
Discipleship
Prelude
Options
Retrieving a Forgotten Tradition
"Witness"
Paul Ricoeur
Francis Schüssler Fiorenza
Beyond the "Objective-Subjective" Dilemma
Faith as Discipleship
The Content of Discipleship
Conclusion
Summary and Conclusion
Affirming Life
Beyond "Liberal" and "Conservative"
The Argument
Author and Subject Index
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