Why God Died
Why God Died
Jesus’ crucifixion is a central part of Christianity, but why Jesus died is anything but simple to explain.
Did Jesus die as a scapegoat (Scapegoat Theory)? Did Jesus die to appease the Father’s wrath (Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory)? Did Jesus die as a demonstration of love for us to follow (Moral Exemplar Theory)? Atonement theories try to make sense of Jesus’ death and explain salvation in different ways.
In this one-night class, Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw will survey the major atonement theories and comment on their strengths and weaknesses in explaining salvation.
This class includes:
Class recording
Q&A session recording
Downloadable class slides
Cost: $25
Topics we’ll cover:
What atonement and salvation mean
The major atonement theories
Strengths and weaknesses of each theory
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw
Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw is an Assistant Professor of New Testament and Christian Ministry at Campbell University. She came from East Texas Baptist University, where she taught Bible and ministry courses, including Biblical Interpretation, Homiletics, and various New Testament subjects. She is passionate about ministering in the church and has served as Children’s minister, Youth minister, and Associate Pastor in various Baptist churches over the last fifteen years. Dr. Bashaw is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Churches, USA.
Dr. Bashaw’s research interests include Gospels studies, the work of Rene Girard, Biblical Hermeneutics, Homiletics, Spiritual Formation, and Religion and Pop Culture. Her recent academic contributions include work on Girard and dystopian literature, empathetic imagination in preaching, and characterization in the Gospels.
