By: Lynn H. Cohick There is a reason I like doing podcasts rather than writing blogs – I often don’t know what I think until I hear myself say it! (Paraphrased from a quote by Flannery O’Connor). But the discipline of…
By: David M. Moffitt If we know one thing about sacrifice, we know this: Sacrifice was about killing animals on altars. Artistic renderings and online videos depicting animals lying bound and/or slaughtered on an altar…
By: Stefania Knecht In the 1940s, my great-grandparents fled from what is today Western Ukraine to Poland. A week ago, my parents called and said they were doing a humanitarian supply run to L’viv. “It’s our duty,” my…
By: Christopher Woznicki Among certain Protestants—especially those within the evangelical-Reformed tradition—the penal substitutionary model of atonement of atonements holds a prominent place. On a weekly basis…
By: Dr. Lynne Taylor I have a post-it note on my computer monitor with the word “flourishing” on it. It’s a reminder of why I do what I do, and it helps provide a grounding or focus when I’m feeling overwhelmed by…
By: Oliver D. Crisp Down through the centuries many Christians have believed that the right way to think about how Christ is said to reconcile fallen human beings to Godself is in terms of his receiving the punishment…
By: Christa L. McKirland Kia ora koutou! This is the greeting I have learned since moving to Aotearoa New Zealand in January of 2020. Literally, this greeting means “Wishing life on you all” in te Reo Māori (the…
By: Carl Mosser It is frequently observed that the ecumenical creeds say little about the nature of atonement. While that is true, the most prominent confessions of the Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox churches agree…
By: Carl Mosser In much of the atonement literature, satisfaction is associated almost exclusively with Anselm. It is presented as the hallmark of his “theory” that distinguishes it from competitors. Nothing could be…
Featured Contributor: Rev. Silvia Purdie The church is called by God to care for creation. This conviction motivates me to help people of faith to engage with environmental sustainability and climate change. But what…
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