Category Archives: Robert Jenson

“On the Doctrine of Atonement” by Robert W. Jenson

Posted on 15 April 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“For we can be reunited with the triune God only as we are fitted into the triune life. With some other sort of God matters might stand differently. But the biblical God is no sort of monad; we cannot be … Continue reading →

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The Word Words the World: Robert W. Jenson on Preaching

Posted on 3 April 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Chris E.W. Green, Ph.D. Preaching is Jesus happening to us. For Robert Jenson, the life that the Father, Son, and Spirit share—that is, the “divine nature”—is lively and dramatic: “a going‐on, a sequentially palpable event, like a kiss or … Continue reading →

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Robert W. Jenson on the Atonement

Posted on 18 August 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel
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Preaching Good Good Very Good News: The Grammar of Apokatastasis

Posted on 23 September 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

What difference does apokatastasis make to the churchly preaching of the gospel? All the difference in the world—and therefore all the difference to the world. How we understand the conclusion of the gospel story informs how we tell the story … Continue reading →

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“The space delineated by Israel to accomodate the presence of God is finally reduced and expanded to Mary’s womb”

Posted on 11 July 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

It is of course the heart of Christian faith that God’s presence in Israel is gathered up and concentrated in Immanuel, God with us, in this one Israelite’s presence in Israel: he is in person the Temple’s shekinah, and the … Continue reading →

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The Annihilation of Israel

Posted on 28 June 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Ezekiel 21 “The word of the Lord came to me,” declares the prophet Ezekiel: “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanc­tuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel and say to the land of Israel, … Continue reading →

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Justification, Faith, and the Radical Question of Existence

Posted on 25 June 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Robert W. Jenson The gospel, in anyone’s version, is a promise that our life will be fulfilled by Christ. When­ever this promise is made, someone will rise and ask, But if he is to bring our meaning, what then is our … Continue reading →

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The Impossible Verses of Ezekiel

Posted on 21 June 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Ezekiel 20 Every preacher has a list of favorite texts of the Bible that he loves to preach on. They touch something deep within him or her and unleash intellect, imagination, and passion in service of the gospel. For me, … Continue reading →

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