Does the death of Jesus really matter in the modern world? How is it related to the conflict, division, suffering and violence we see around us?

It is the extraordinary contention of Consuming Passion that many Christians have got it wrong about the central meaning of Jesus killing - and that the consequences of this misunderstanding are explosive.

These lively essays challenge the interpretation of cross and atonement in much evangelical and catholic teaching as exemplified by Mel Gibson's film The Passion Of The Christ.

Contributors include: Steve Chalke, Giles Fraser, Jomathan Bartley, James Alison, Michael Northcott, Simon Barrow, Stuart Murray, Ched Myers, Anne Richards, Kevin Scully, Vic Theissen, J. Denny Weaver and David Wood.