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Tony Jones: God "learned" something on the cross

Tony Jones: God "learned" something on the cross

The controversial theologian explains himself in this bonus interview.

CultureJonathanApril 30, 2015atonement, Bible, emergent church, God, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, omniscience, theology, Tony Jones

Are Christians dead wrong about the execution of Jesus?

Are Christians dead wrong about the execution of Jesus?

Is the traditional view of atonement a invention of the medieval church?

CultureJonathanApril 29, 2015atonement, Bible, cross, crucifixion, Death, emergent church, Emerging Church, HarperOne, History, Isaiah, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, progressive Christianity, salvation, theology, Tony Jones

Is U2 secretly Christian? Here’s what The New Yorker missed

Is U2 secretly Christian? Here’s what The New Yorker missed

If U2’s faith is a secret, it is one of the worst kept in the global music industry today.

CultureJonathanSeptember 22, 2014AIDS, Art, atonement, Billy Graham, Bono, church, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, Music, The New Yorker, theology, U2

5 C.S. Lewis Quotes That May Shock You

5 C.S. Lewis Quotes That May Shock You

Lewis' comments on topics such as hell and sexual chastity may surprise his modern fans.

CultureJonathanMarch 14, 2014atonement, Bible, C-S- Lewis, chastity, CNN, evangelicalism, evolution, fornication, Genesis, hell, History, John Blake, Jonathan Merritt, Mere Christianity, piety, quotes, Scripture, Sex, sexaulity, theology