Category - Consuming Passion

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.

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.

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.

Assessing Mel Gibson's Passion

Simon Barrow — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:14:18 +0000

Is Mel Gibson's film portrayal of Jesus' death helpful or hamful to life-giving religion and healthy politics?