Ken Wilson
1 min readNov 27, 2019

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Yes it all fits. The evangelical view includes a dominance hierarchy within the trinitarian godhead even. In the evangelical theory of atonement (why it was necessary for Jesus to die): God is enraged by sin, and has to take it out on somebody; Jesus offers to be the somebody and God releases his wrath on him. It’s a strongman ethic. And classic projection: we are the ones enraged taking it out on our scapegoats — how convenient and self-serving to see this as divine justice.

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Ken Wilson
Ken Wilson

Written by Ken Wilson

Co-Author with Emily Swan of Solus Jesus: A Theology of Resistance, and co-pastor of Blue Ocean Faith, Ann Arbor, a progressive, inclusive church (a2blue.org).

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