The Story of the Cross: A Visual History
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Over the past 2000 years the portrayal of the cross has changed and developed.
How have these changes reflected belief and culture around the world? Through images produced by Christians and non-Christians, the authors will explore changing ideas about the cross, and the way in which different cultures have responded to the cross.
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- Explores changing ideas about the cross.
- Explains how the portrayal of the cross has changed and developed.
- Enlightens the way in which different cultures have responded to the cross.
CONTENTS
About the authors 4
Dedication 5
Introduction 6
Chapter 1: The cross of shame 10
Chapter 2: People of the cross 18
Chapter 3: "By this conquer!" 26
Chapter 4: Reigning from the cross 32
Chapter 5: The cross and the inheritors of Rome 38
Chapter 6: The cross and hammer (Vikings) 46
Chapter 7: The challenge of Islam:
crusader cross, crusader Christ? 52
Chapter 8: Suffering on the cross 60
Chapter 9: The cross in Africa 66
Chapter 10: Crucifix or empty cross?
The Reformation and Counter-Reformation 72
Chapter 11: New World - new cross? 80
Chapter 12: The cross in the age of imperialism and industrialization 86
Chapter 13: The cross in the age of total war 92
Chapter 14: The supreme sacrifice 98
Chapter 15: The abuse of the cross (fascism and racism) 104
Chapter 16: The Man on a Village Tree:
the persecuted identifying with the cross in the post-war world 112
Chapter 17: The cross as a fashion statement 120
Chapter 18: The cross in modern art and installations 128
Chapter 19: The future of the cross 138
Acknowledgments 146
References 147
Index 156
Credits 160
This is a fascinating and challenging book. The cross is an enduring and powerful symbol and the authors have brought together its history, appeal, and controversy across contexts
and continents in a most interesting and illustrative way. I would highly recommend it.
--The Rt Revd Karen Gorham, Bishop of Sherborn
A really accessible introduction to what must be the most widespread and recognisable symbol in history. It is a beautiful, informative and thoughtprovoking book.
--Dr. James Gardom, Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge University
- Title: The Story of the Cross: A Visual History
- Authors: Martyn Whittock, Esther Whittock
- Publisher: Lion Hudson
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Pages: 160
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9780745980638, 0745980635
- Resource ID: LLS:STRYCRSSVSLHST
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-06-16T22:49:39Z