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 disagreement quickly emerge. If you ever want a capsule summary of how deeply entrenched the current debate is, you need look no further than this tweet from Brian Zahnd: According to Zahnd, the temple sacrificial system was […]
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Divine Violence and the Church: Is Joshua Ryan Butler’s answer sufficient?
This week “Unbelievable” with Justin Brierley featured an engaging discussion on God and wrath between Brian Zahnd and Joshua Ryan Butler. I think highly of both Zahnd and Butler. They are both learned, articulate, and irenic. (By the way, you might want to pick up Butler’s new book The Pursuing God. It’s getting rave reviews. And […]
