In this video, I consider how Alisa Childers adopts an idiosyncratic definition of “historic Christianity” that reduces the essentials to […]
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Can violence ever serve a redemptive purpose?
Rene Girard was a literary critic and theologian who developed a very influential non-violent reading of the atonement. According to […]
atonement, greater goods, problem of evil, redemptive violence, Rene GirardIn Christ Alone and the Interesting Worship Wars
The term “Worship Wars” typically refers to a battle over musical styles: Hymns vs. choruses: drums and guitar vs. organ […]
atonement, In Christ Alone, penal substitution, worship warsGod sacrificed himself to himself, blah blah blah
Here’s another retweet from Jeff Lowder at Secular Outpost. (And keep in mind that retweeting is not endorsing.) This one […]
atonement, village atheismIf Jesus had been sent to the gallows: On the felicitous outcome of attempted sacrilege
Jesus vs. the Volcano: How Christians disagree on atonement and why it matters
In “The depth of current atonement debates in a tweet” I noted one of the deepest divisions in current Christian […]
atonement, christology, penal substitution, soteriologyThe depth of current atonement debates in a tweet
Jesus died for our sins. On that much Christians agree. But ask what it means to say he died for our sins, and deep fissures of […]
atonement, Brian Zahnd, christology, Jesus Christ, soteriology89. What did the cross achieve? Oliver Crisp on Atonement
In 1973 the great Reformed theologian J.I. Packer delivered a very influential Tyndale Lecture titled “What did the cross achieve? […]
atonement, doctrine, Easter, Jesus Christ, Oliver Crisp, penal substitution, theologyHuman value revisited: Could divine attachment contribute to human value?
In “Human value and the atonement: A Reply to Andy Bannister” I provided a critique of Bannister’s claim that human […]
Andy Bannister, atonement, God, incarnation, valueAnother illustration of the deep problems with imputation theories of atonement
In the past I have pointed out the problems with the concept of guilt imputation upon which penal substitution depends. […]
atonement, imputation, jurisprudence, justice, penal substitution