Atonement Theories and Emotional Development

 

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Introduction

In the Study Guide called The Emotions of God, we reflect on Scriptures where our emotions serve as a window of experience into God. In this blog series, we specifically ask how does Penal Substitutionary Atonement theology shape our emotional life, compared to Medical Substitutionary Atonement theology?

Anger

Atonement: Emotions: Anger
Post 7: Why Penal Substitution Encourages Traumatized People to Freeze
Post 7: Why Penal Substitution Encourages Traumatized People to Freeze
Post 6: Why Penal Substitution Encourages Traumatized People to Fight and Flee
Post 6: Why Penal Substitution Encourages Traumatized People to Fight and Flee
Post 5: Why Penal Substitution Stunts People’s Emotional Development
Post 5: Why Penal Substitution Stunts People’s Emotional Development
Post 4: Anger is Jesus’ Invitation to Partnership
Post 4: Anger is Jesus’ Invitation to Partnership
Post 3: Exploring What Made Jesus Angry
Post 3: Exploring What Made Jesus Angry
Post 2: Jesus' Anger
Post 2: Jesus' Anger
Post 1: Human Anger, God’s Anger
Post 1: Human Anger, God’s Anger

Guilt

Atonement: Emotions: Grief
Part 2: “Don’t Make Me Feel Guilty”: How Penal Substitution Interferes With Reparations and Reconciliation
Part 2: “Don’t Make Me Feel Guilty”: How Penal Substitution Interferes With Reparations and Reconciliation
Post 1: Guilt is an Early Stage of Love
Post 1: Guilt is an Early Stage of Love
 
 

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