crucicentric

English

Etymology

From Latin crux, cruc- +‎ -i- +‎ -centric.

Adjective

crucicentric (comparative more crucicentric, superlative most crucicentric)

1. Focused on Jesus' death on the cross and resurrection as the core concept.
   • 1991, James M. Gordon, Evangelical Spirituality, SPCK, →ISBN, page 26:

     The love of God is crucicentric. The cross reveals the nature, extent and purpose of divine love as it encounters human sin.

   • 1993, David Bebbington, “Revival and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century England”, in Edith L. Blumhofer, Randall Balmer, editors, Modern Christian Revivals, Urbana, Ill., Chicago, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 21:

     The Puritans of the seventeenth century had been conversionist, crucicentric, and biblicist, but rarely had they devoted themselves to spreading the gospel where it was not yet known.

   • 1995, Nigel Scotland, “Claphamite Pastor and Prelate”, in John Bird Sumner: Evangelical Archbishop, Gracewing, →ISBN, pages 103–104:

     As with all evangelicals, Sumner’s preaching was crucicentric. Like Simeon he proclaimed the message of Christ and him crucified.