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Substitutionary atonement is not forgiveness

Unreasonable Faith has a good post by Sola Ratione on how little sense it makes to claim Jesus’s crucifixion is some kind of “forgiveness” for sins. It reminded me of this video by NonStampCollector: It also reminded me of a realization I had the Easter before I finally accepted that [...]

by × February 12, 2011 × 5 comments

The Cross and Male Violence

I’m doing some reading for a discussion on different ways in which the masculinity of Jesus is or has been constructed and presented in various Christian contexts.  A couple of the articles I’m reading are about how depictions of Jesus in popular art and other media have been read as [...]

by × November 29, 2010 × 3 comments
God is not a white man

God is not a white man

I love this song “White Man” and the music video by the Michael Gungor and his band.  I love the idea of a God who is not the exlusive property of any gender, race, class, political party, religion, or sexuality . . . but is just love.  Lyrics below the [...]

by × August 11, 2010 × 8 comments