Sacred Heart Religion_ African Studies Rather than an “abstract” Christ

Rather than an “abstract” Christ who identifies with the powerful and counsels passive acceptance of unjust suffering

as well as a Washington State Arts Commission/Artist Trust Fellowship

this new work represents the synthesis of a lifetime of teaching and study

""Valuable""--Virginia Seminary Journal

and all its peoples

Sacred Heart Religion_ African Studies Rather than an “abstract” ChristThis book is an examination of the mystery of Gods love. It looks at history, poetry and art through the ages to the present. The Sacred Heart is posed as one of the crucial symbols of the Church through the mid twentieth century became a porthole where seekers caught the glimpse of a Divine mystery. Wendy M. Wright is professor of theology at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. She is past president of the Society for the Study of Christian