Thursday, March 25, 2004
mel and the atonement
A hallmark of evangelical christianity has been the Jesus who suffers, taking our sin, for the world. Mel’s movie dines out large on this image. Lots of “splatta” theology. A good long look at 1 perspective, but in doing so, many other ways of viewing the cross are missed.
Jesus as the integrator of the planet
Jesus as the builder of the new community
Jesus as the non-violent freedom fighter of the Kingdom.
One of the gifts of our postmodern context will be some new insights on the atonement. I am looking forward to that.
Posted by steve at 01:54 PM
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Don’t forget the fact that it is life threatening http://xtramsn.co.nz/entertainment/0,,3894-3201705,00.html
Comment by rochelle — March 25, 2004 @ 5:50 pm
Whoa.
Jesus as the integrator of the planet
Jesus as the builder of the new community
Jesus as the non-violent freedom fighter of the Kingdom.
Move over, Che. Now that’s an image I want on a T-shirt.
Comment by Nate — March 30, 2004 @ 8:32 pm