“In the cross of Christ God is taking man dead-seriously so that he may open up for him the happy freedom of Easter. God takes upon himself the pain of negation and the God forsakenness of judgement to reconcile himself with his enemies and to give the godless fellowship with himself.” MenGivingMayPainChristEnemyCrossesJudgementEasterFellowshipReconcileNegation Book:Theology of play Source: Theology of play
“The knowledge of the cross brings a conflict of interest between God who has become man and man who wishes to become God.” MenWishInterestConflictCrossesConflict Of Interest Author:Jürgen Moltmann
“Christ's own 'God-forsaken-ness' on the cross showed me where God is present where God had been present in those nights of deaths in the fire storms in Hamburg and where God would be present in my future whatever may come.” MayWould BeNightChristFireCrossesStormMy FutureForsaken Author:Jürgen Moltmann
“Even the disciples of Jesus all fled from their master's cross. Christians who do not have the feeling that they must flee the crucified Christ have probably not yet understood him in a sufficiently radical way.” WayFeelingsChristianJesusChristMastersUnderstoodCrossesRadicalDisciple Author:Jürgen Moltmann