May 2007

Alternative Economics

by Mark Van Steenwyk 4 May 2007

Instead of continuing my series on Church and State forever, I'm ending it. Have no fear, however, I'm still interested in exploring what it looks like to live radically in the Kingdom. The Christian Anarchist perspective (which I'm going to call "Christarchism" from now on) is such a recurring theme of this blog that [...]

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Embracing the Divine Impulse

by Mark Van Steenwyk 3 May 2007

I recently shared some of my thoughts about the Atonement (here). While the Christus Victor and the Penal Substitutionary views of the Atonement aren't mutually exclusive, Protestants tend to start with one or the other these days (yes, I know these aren't the only two views).
People don't pick one or the other objectively…often their [...]

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The Atonement and the Embrace of God

by Mark Van Steenwyk 2 May 2007

The Cross is the climax of the Gospel. It is a deep, reverberating shift in history–both for human history and the history of all creation. What happens on the Cross cannot–must not–be reduced down to a single theory.
One of my biggest beefs with some Christians is that they "boil down" Christianity to just the [...]

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The Subversive Spirit 2

by Mark Van Steenwyk 1 May 2007

In the beginning, we find the Spirit hovering over the unformed. While not explicit, it is safe to assume that the Spirit has a hand in bringing forth the light–the first spark of creation.
We all know what happens later in the Genesis account: innocence lost, murder, the deepening of human frailty and wickedness.
And it is [...]

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