The Naked Christ: An Atonement Model for a Body-Obsessed Culture - HardcoverReport copyright infringement by Dan L (Author) The cross of Christ is undeniably central to the Christian faith. But, how can the cruelty and brutality of a two thousand year old Roman cross touch base with a hedonistic world that has been so desensitized towards violence? Within the postmodern setting of a body obsessed culture, Christianity urgently requires an innovative and stimulating way of understanding the cross and its atoning significance.