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ARTICLES [April - June 2007 Volume 16 No. 2]

Biblical Reflections

Justice in Forgiveness
Myron S. Augsburger
The cross shapes the concrete meaning of life to make us persons of peace.

Turning Ourselves Around
Sarah H. Reines

When we take atonement less seriously, we risk taking transgression less seriously, as well.

Why Did Jesus Have to Die?
Judy Yates Siker
What does the variety of views surrounding atonement say
about our understanding of God?

Jesus’ Death in Context
Yung Suk Kim
Focusing on just one view of Jesus’ death may blind us to a
more complex and more spiritual understanding.

Reconciled with Atonement
Stephen Hamilton Wright
If we want Christianity to really engage modern people, we need a new look at atonement.

Pastoral Reflections

We Are All Sinners, But God Loves Us Anyway
Kenneth R. Lyle, Jr.
We who receive God’s mercy are dispensers of God’s mercy.

Opening Up to Atonement
Martha R. Jacobs
God knows that there are times when we can face up to our wrongdoings and times when we are not able to.

The De-Domestication of the Cross:
The El Salvadoran Experience

LeAnn Snow Flesher
Images of both cross and resurrection are vital for an authentic prophetic Christianity.


To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before...
Maren C. Tirabassi
Looking for expressions of faith convictions in literature.

The Heart of Atonement
Laura Thor
It is the heart that feels reconciliation even if the paths to reconciliation remain mysterious.


Reflections on the Lectionary

Rebecca Pugh Brown
Preaching Justice and Mercy
Reflections on the lectionary readings for April

Keith A. Russell
At One with the Power
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for May

David Lee Jones
Visitation, Declaration, Trepidation, Implication, and Anticipation
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for March

 Judy Yates Siker
Atonement Lectionary Guide

Every Issue

Douglas S. Stivison
The Supreme Forgiveness
Editorial

Lee K. Ellenwood
Quotations on Atonement