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Sources of Atonement Theology: Scripture

Curious how Scripture teaches healing atonement? In medical substitution, Jesus substituted his faithfulness at completing the healing of human nature for the partial attempts of all those who came before him. Check out the links below.

Isaiah 53: What Did the Suffering Servant Suffer?

Temple Sacrifices and a Bloodthirsty God?

Circumcision and Atonement

Athanasius, the Father-Son Relationship, and the Nicene Creed

"My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?" Psalm 22 and Jesus' Cry

Human Being, Human Becoming

Divine Fire in Scripture

Conference 2019: Healing Atonement

Healing Atonement

2019 Conference Recordings

Healing. Restorative. Biblical. Patristic.

The earliest Christians believed Jesus died not to satisfy divine vengeance, but to conquer the corruption of sin within our human nature as a human being, and restore human nature in his resurrection. The Orthodox Christian tradition has maintained this understanding of Christ from ancient times. Explore with us the practical applications - as well as the biblical and historical foundations - of this medical view of atonement. See the 2019 Conference: Healing Atonement page for video recordings.

For More Information

To listen to helpful podcasts on the implications of atonement and restorative justice, Mako was featured on:

Atonement and the Stone Table for Pints with Jack, May 13, 2023. A 35 minute video where Mako joined David Bates to talk about the death of Aslan the Lion in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. We also engaged with The Magician’s Nephew and The Great Divorce. Mako argues that Aslan’s death represents a medical substitutionary atonement. of Early and Eastern Christianity It was a short summary of his longer paper, C.S. Lewis’ Theology of Atonement.

Healing Atonement and Restorative Justice for The New Evangelicals, Mar 14, 2022

Talking About Atonement for Can I Say This At Church? Feb 28, 2022
Non-Violent Atonement for InVerse Podcast, Sep 21, 2021
Can We Be Re-Traumatized by Our Theory of Atonement? for Being With: On Neuroscience, Spiritual Formation, and Faith, Apr 16, 2021
A Restorative God for Rethinking God with Tacos, Apr 10, 2020
Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Atonement for Gravity Leadership, Feb 11, 2020
Beyond Penal Substitution for Almost Heretical, Mar 14, 2018

Also, read Restorative vs. Retributive Justice and the Implications for Public Life. Journal of Urban Ministry, June 2020.

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Check Out Atonement 301

See the Atonement 301 page to see more in-depth biblical exegesis and early Christian literature on what Jesus accomplished.

Revisit Atonement 101

See the Atonement 101 page to revisit how atonement influences and shapes ministry in practical ways.