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Why did Jesus die? Christians have been debate and exploring the question since the days when Romans still used crosses. But recent challenges to penal substitutionary theory and a resurgent interest in Christus Victor have brought the discussion back into the forefront of evangelical theology.

Nothing But the Blood

More and more evangelicals believe Christ's atoning death is merely a grotesque creation of the medieval imagination. Really?

Your Atonement Is Too Small

Why having more clubs in our theological golf bags helps us to better finish the course.

Philip Yancey: Surveying the Wondrous Cross

Understanding the Atonement is about more than grasping a theory.

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Getting to the Crux of Calvary

Each atonement theory highlights a truth about the Cross—but none more so than Christ's substitutionary death.

The Problem with Christus Victor

An increasingly popular view of the atonement forces the question: What are we saved from?

King's Cross

The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus

Rob Bell's Bridge Too Far

The controversial pastor raises crucial questions, but offers answers that may sabotage his goals.

Surveying the Wondrous Cross

Understanding the Atonement is about more than grasping a theory.

Love Letters

Driscoll and Breshears explore the many-splendored atonement in Death By Love.

It's Not Broke, So Fix It

New EFCA statement of faith clarifies positions on controversial doctrines.

Your Atonement Is Too Small  Subscriber access only

Why having more clubs in our theological golf bags helps us to better finish the course.

A Multifaceted Gospel  Subscriber access only

Why evangelicals shouldn't be threatened by new tellings of the Good News.

Ongoing Incarnation  Subscriber access only

Would Christmas have come even if we had not sinned?

Gutsy Guilt  Subscriber access only

Don't let shame over sexual sin destroy you.

Cross Purposes  Subscriber access only

Biggest Christian conference splits amid growing atonement debate.

Nothing But the Blood

More and more evangelicals believe Christ's atoning death is merely a grotesque creation of the medieval imagination. Really?

Tying Grace to the Cross  Subscriber access only

The old hymns capture our condition.

Anselm, Pope Benedict XVI, and Us  Subscriber access only

Why the medieval theologian is as contemporary as ever—and a blessing to evangelicals.

The Good News of God's Wrath  Subscriber access only

At the heart of the universe, there is a just and gracious God.

Popular Culture:Stephen King's Redemption

The master of horror's latest novels show a rich appreciation of the atonement.
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The Curious Case of the German Church
One needs to be careful when discussing German Christianity. Twenty-two regional church bodies may together hold membership in the Evangelical Church in Germany, but these churches profess different theologies. (First Things)
Why It’s Not Always Good to Forgive
How difficult is it, or should it be, to achieve redemption after a breach of trust? (The New York Times)
Opinion: The Moral Animal
How Darwin explains religion. (Jonathan Sacks,The New York Times)

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