{"id":5691,"date":"2012-04-05T06:26:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T11:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/?p=5691"},"modified":"2015-03-13T16:51:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T21:51:45","slug":"a-better-atonement-lean-left-tony-lean-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2012\/04\/05\/a-better-atonement-lean-left-tony-lean-left\/","title":{"rendered":"A Better Atonement: Lean Left, Tony, Lean Left!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Try as he might, Peter Laarman can\u2019t help but sneer at my latest book. Just\u2026Not\u2026Progressive enough for him. Also, not smart enough, too hipster, and too evangelical. He doesn\u2019t seem to like my eyeglasses, either. Or the book\u2019s subtitle. Or Rob Bell. (Wait, what in God\u2019s name does Rob Bell have to do with my book on the atonement? You\u2019ll have to read the article to find out.)<\/p>\n

Penitentially present to RD readers for just a minute during Holy Week, I want to welcome a new Kindle-only book from Tony Jones:\u00a0A Better Atonement: Beyond the Depraved Doctrine of Original Sin<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

I have never met Tony Jones, and I was initially inclined to offer a sneer instead of a review. I am still inclined toward sniping, as you will see, but the easy snipe just won\u2019t do this time. I\u2019ve thought about it, and (God forbid) I\u2019ve even prayed about it. I conclude\u00a0that the old Common Front principle of \u201cno enemies on the Left\u201d really ought to apply right now, at a moment when anyone who is honestly seeking to recast troublesome old Christian doctrines should be seen as an ally and not an enemy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the Rest:\u00a0Rejecting Blood Sacrifice Theology, Again | (A)theologies | Religion Dispatches<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But here\u2019s the point of the review: Oh, look at the little post-evangelical emergent discovering what we smart liberals have known for decades. How cute!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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