Category - atonement

The cross is anti-sacrificial

Giles Fraser — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:36:17 +0100

The Cross of Christ is God's identification with the victim, says Giles Fraser. It abolishes the order of sin and death by abolishing sacrifice, not sanctifying it.

Crucifixion and Abu Ghraib

Jennifer Halteman Schrock — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:41:54 +0100

The crucifixion reminds us that God is well acquainted with places like Abu Ghraib, says Jennifer Halteman Schrock. May the suffering that Christ endured while on trial as a “terrorist” fill us with compassion.

Common sense, mercy and sacrifice

Keith Walton — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:02:27 +0100

Much religion is dripping in sacrificial language, says Keith Walton. The appeasement of the gods is a common theme in many traditions. But in the biblical tradition, love that does justice becomes the core of a new perspective, based on a different understanding of who God is.

Evangelical Christians and Muslims meet for historic dialogue

staff writers — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:59:03 +0000

The second meeting of an Evangelical Christian-Muslim Dialogue took place in Tripoli last week, and is seen by participants as an important step forward in understanding between two faith traditions that have often been at loggerheads.

A very political festival indeed

Giles Fraser — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:45:15 +0000

Traditional categories of right and left don't always work when applied to faith, says Giles Fraser. Yet there is no comfort for the 'religious right' in the Christmas Gospel, which is about giving not consuming and love not power-mongering.

Finding at-one-ment in Middlemarch

Alison Goodlad — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:49:06 +0100

Alison Goodlad re-reads George Eliot’s classic ‘Middlemarch’ – and discovers that its provincial narrative has some powerful things to tell us about loving purpose in life, atonement and even Eucharistic living.

Hate letters to the Dean of St Albans

Simon Barrow — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:04:24 +0100

Responding to the news of hate letters sent to the Dean of St Alban's over his Holy Week talk on the cross, Ekklesia co-director Simon Barrow commented:

Dean's atonement talk resulted in abuse and obscenity

staff writers — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:12:17 +0100

Jeffrey John's Holy Week talk on the cross produced a torrent of abuse from many who had not heard it. ut his argument against a vindictive atonement theory is mainstream Anglican teaching.

Forgiveness is divine, recrimination less so

Simon Barrow — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:13:28 +0100

The Guardian's religious affairs correspondent has weighed into the heated debate about Jeffrey John's comments on the atonement.

Flinging Jesus at David Cameron

Simon Barrow — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:29:14 +0000

A Scottish Christian group has contrived a novel way of asking whether the new Tory leader is for real.