Attempting to understand Jesus Christ and the crucifixion has been a common concern for Christians throughout history. I agree that the significance of Jesus is “constantly being reinterpreted based on one’s sociocultural, historical, and political context” (Jones/Lakeland 163). Human beings perceive and figure out the world through their experiences and encounters. Therefore, it is logical that the understanding of Jesus throughout history has and continues to change. Theses understandings of Jesus’ purpose have been both a positive and a negative impact as Christians strive to follow Jesus’ ministry. Atonement theories are especially understood in relation to one’s context. In some contexts, atonement by Christ as King triumphing over evil (Christus victor) or Christ as prophet, a guide to follow (Abelardian atonement) or Christ as priest carrying our sins (Anselmian atonement). I follow the Abelardian atonement theory, as I believe that Christ is the way to God and I must …show more content…
Surrogacy is a challenge against the status quo image of redemption of Jesus taking human sin upon himself. Coerced and voluntary surrogacy has played an important role in the suppressive acts confronting African-American women in the antebellum and emancipation periods. She asks, “Whether Jesus on the cross represents coerced surrogacy (willed by the father) or voluntary surrogacy (chosen by the Son) or both” (Williams 162). Williams’ viewpoint was that Jesus was not born into the world to die on the cross and to save humanity through his suffering. This was an act of an oppressive society upon an individual. Williams’ sees the symbolic message of the cross as the evil of humanity against humanity. There should not be glorification of the cross, as Black women’s liberation is in “survival and a positive quality of life for black women and their families are in the presence and care of God” (Williams