Interesting look at the death of Jesus. I find this to be fascinating, as I do not subscribe to the idea that penal substitution is the end all of atonement theology. I resonate strongly with several of the other explanations, including this one.
"We likewise need to leave the ruins of the Christendom mindset and set out across the difficult, broken terrain of post-modernity… but to what end? What will be our suffering – our 'tribulation'? What will be our parousia? What will be our vindication?"
In light of my post the other day on the government's right to get rid of CEOs of companies that it has bailed out, this is a good read to indicate how it shouldn't be Wagoner or his replacement trying to run GM.
Jonathan Stegall is a web designer and emergent / emerging follower of Jesus currently living in Atlanta, seeking to abide in the creative tension between theology, spirituality, design, and justice.