Metaphors, models, and the meaning of the atonement. Our late modern culture has become increasingly sensitive to the dangers of abusive structures and institutions that foster self-interest, ...

My mentor in seminary, Michael Kinnamon, liked to tell students the best dialogue takes place when we engage our opponents at their best, not at their worst. For good or ill, I’ve since taken ...

Penal substitution is a theory of the atonement that says God literally punished Jesus on the Cross. This theory is problematic because one cannot justly punish an innocent person, and Jesus was ...

Without these words, the best you could expect to get out of Easter is a plastic egg containing a couple of pieces of candy ...

They were developed in their historical contexts. What does that mean for today? The story of Easter, all Christians agree, is the story of our salvation. “By this gospel you are saved,” wrote Paul, ...

John Mark Comer, regarded as a leading Christian voice, recently posted a statement that seemed to be a public rejection of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA). “This seems to be the final ...

Most basic theological terms come from Greek or Latin, but one sprang from English: atonement. Here, the –ment suffix is used to refer to the result of something, like amazement is the result of ...