No attempt has been made to continue the study into the present century because any such treatment would be for the greater part prophetic rather than factual since the intrinsic nature of the enquiry necessitates the long view covering large tracts of time. Some readers will perhaps complain that there are some omissions that they consider unwarranted, but it should be noted that only a selection of noteworthy illustrations could be given and that isolated emotional reactions to the Cross, however sublime, do not constitute in themselves an emotional aspect of the Atonement. It is hoped that others may be inspired to investigate this fascinating but neglected aspect of the Atonement and that the general reader may not only have appreciated the emotional reaction of Christians to the Passion in various ages but also may have gained some new vision of the unsearchable riches of Christ ` and `the many-colored wisdom of God” I as revealed in the Cross.