Theology of the Pain of God Quotes

“The gospel is the gospel of the cross.”
― Kazoh Kitamori, Theology of the Pain of God: The First Original Theology From Japan

“Everything hinges on the Christ of the cross. The fact of the cross is the axiom of theological thought. It is impossible to think about the gospel if we have the slightest hesitation on this point. We must determine to carry this theme throughout all the problems of theology without exception... The essence of God can be comprehended only from the 'word of the cross.”
― Kazoh Kitamori, Theology of the Pain of God: The First Original Theology From Japan

“The gospel is the gospel of the cross. This means that God loves the objects of his wrath and that he, in his love, embraces men alienated from him.”
― Kazoh Kitamori, Theology of the Pain of God: The First Original Theology From Japan