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2nd April 2023: Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
'At-one-ment' - An Alternative Understanding of Atonement
2nd April 2023: Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
'At-one-ment' - An Alternative Understanding of Atonement
‘At-one-ment’: A Radical Alternative Understanding of Atonement
As we stand at the threshold of another Holy Week, many still struggle with the idea that Jesus had to die for our sins as a sacrifice to appease a wrathful God. Franciscan theology offers an alternative, non-violent, atonement theory which has never been deemed heretical. This theory states that Jesus did not come to change the mind of God about humanity, he came to change the mind of humanity about God.
Listen here to a fascinating interview on this topic with Pat Coyle, Director of Irish Jesuit Communications.
As we stand at the threshold of another Holy Week, many still struggle with the idea that Jesus had to die for our sins as a sacrifice to appease a wrathful God. Franciscan theology offers an alternative, non-violent, atonement theory which has never been deemed heretical. This theory states that Jesus did not come to change the mind of God about humanity, he came to change the mind of humanity about God.
Listen here to a fascinating interview on this topic with Pat Coyle, Director of Irish Jesuit Communications.