The Micah Project

In this episode, we explore Chapters 4 and 5 from Brian Zahnd's book Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God. These chapters offer us a deeper richer alternative to understanding the crucifixion of Jesus in terms of Penal Substitution, giving us a lens to better understand the Old Testament, the future judgement, and our present approach to human relationships.

This is the first episode in a new series exploring Brian Zahnd's Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God. In the first three chapters, Brian introduces the dilemma between the violent retributive portrayal of God in the Old Testament, and the perfect revelation of God in the person of Jesus, inviting us to see God and read the Bible through this interpretive lens. Buy your copy today! https://www.amazon.com/Sinners-Hands-Loving-God-Scandalous/dp/1601429517

Is God's value for freedom a sufficient justification for believing in Eternal Conscious Torment? Not if you understand what Freedom is. In this episode, I unpack the Fourth and final meditation in David Bentley Hart's great book "That All Shall Be Saved." If you don't own a copy of it, buy yours online today.

How have we tended to misread Paul, distorting his message, and even coming to conclusions opposite to his intent? This episode takes a close look at Romans 9-11, reading it through a less individualistic lens. From that vantage point, we can then explore what it might mean for God to save a "person." Buy your copy of of David Bentley Hart's book That All Shall Be Saved here.

What does the concept of eternal judgment mean? How can we reconcile that expectation with the wide array of scriptures about universal salvation? What are those scriptures and what is their implication? What about the book of Revelation? What about Jesus' apocalyptic promises? In this episode, we explore the entire Second Meditation of That All Shall Be Saved by David Bentley Hart. Buy your copy here.

Considering the doctrine of Eternal Conscious Torment from the perspective of God's free act of creation. Does claiming God's value for human freedom explain eternal hell? Does this implicate God in moral evil? What about annihilationism? Here is a link to purchase That All Shall Be Saved, by David Bentley Hart.

This episode continues discussion of the moral implications of Creatio  Ex Nihilo, examining issues of God's sovereignty and human freedom  against concepts of guilt and eternal punishment. Here is a link to purchase That All Shall Be Saved, by David Bentley Hart.

Discussing the moral implications of the doctrine of Creatio Ex Nihilo. What might it mean that God is/was free in the act of creation? What is the nature of human freedom? What does the idea of God creating from nothing in absolute freedom imply about the doctrines of original sin and eternal conscious torment? How might we view all of that differently through the lens of God revealed in Christ? Here is a link to purchase That All Shall Be Saved, by David Bentley Hart.

The first episode  of the first series, discussing David Bentley Hart's book about Universal Salvation -  “That All Shall Be Saved.” If you haven't read it, please do! I loved it. In this series, I will be talking about his ideas, adding my own thoughts, and discussing why it matters for the journey. Here is a link to purchase That All Shall Be Saved, by David Bentley Hart.