Diane Leclerc > Quotes

“genuine understanding of salvation must include the willingness to care about the wronged.”
― Diane Leclerc, The Back Side of the Cross: An Atonement Theology for the Abused and Abandoned

“There are an array of recent studies that interpret atonement passages with greater nuance and with an eye toward more contemporary themes. But most remain “traditional” in the sense that the issues raised are still directed at God’s forgiveness of sinful humanity. Only a handful have suggested that a second locus of atonement theology should be focused on the victims of sin.”
― Diane Leclerc, The Back Side of the Cross: An Atonement Theology for the Abused and Abandoned

“The primary question of this book is this: if the cross has always been portrayed as the means of salvation for sinners, does it have anything to say to those who have been sinned-against?”
― Diane Leclerc, The Back Side of the Cross: An Atonement Theology for the Abused and Abandoned

“Furthermore, justification admonishes not simply concern for my own personal eternal destination, but demands the communal task of seeking justice and healing for victims now. 44 The problem persists that too often in the church the only confessions given liturgical space are for oppressors to confess their sins to God alone.”
― Diane Leclerc, The Back Side of the Cross: An Atonement Theology for the Abused and Abandoned