New Testament Scholar Dr. Michael J. Gorman explains his views on significant theological concepts: Paul's narrative spirituality and narrative soteriology, kenosis, justification by co-crucifixion, participating in Christ, resurrectional cruciformity, missional theosis, early Christian ethics, non-violence, and new covenant atonement.

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Check out Dr. Gorman's books: Cruciformity: Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross

https://www.amazon.com/Cruciformity-Pauls-Narrative-Spirituality-Anniversary/dp/0802879128/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2Y2UJB7B330SX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bK0MSPE-2VlODO7Pik1vBl__X0tch427tYSGFCB9NgDCsXJiruDkdLplP6ysd77OF7rA9UH4tLyql_NdipFXlRAYQInioF7vjFg92NO52jMLrtBbrrGKcuu2l-cjvBRBkAnDSPMWvSlPL3m3CcV5o93bJlfZbosg6jds1fV0snaTbs_jGQXdKDbnV0OHxvXUmhsKSzUqCUtITcKyt9ES2GGU-rXNxvDIJM1kkVuKwUQ.VZqhyznfgbnlmNbm1V1lk2uFGCFvhh3qnsnDlE8MYF8&dib_tag=se&keywords=Michael+J.+Gorman+books&qid=1727908360&sprefix=michael+j.+gorman+books%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-8

Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul's Narrative Soteriology

https://www.amazon.com/Inhabiting-Cruciform-God-Justification-Soteriology-ebook/dp/B0039808FM/ref=sr_1_12?crid=2Y2UJB7B330SX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bK0MSPE-2VlODO7Pik1vBl__X0tch427tYSGFCB9NgDCsXJiruDkdLplP6ysd77OF7rA9UH4tLyql_NdipFXlRAYQInioF7vjFg92NO52jMLrtBbrrGKcuu2l-cjvBRBkAnDSPMWvSlPL3m3CcV5o93bJlfZbosg6jds1fV0snaTbs_jGQXdKDbnV0OHxvXUmhsKSzUqCUtITcKyt9ES2GGU-rXNxvDIJM1kkVuKwUQ.VZqhyznfgbnlmNbm1V1lk2uFGCFvhh3qnsnDlE8MYF8&dib_tag=se&keywords=Michael+J.+Gorman+books&qid=1727908360&sprefix=michael+j.+gorman+books%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-12

Dr. Kärkkäinen discusses the atonement in relation to soteriology and reconciliation as well as the concepts of theory, model, and metaphor. We cover Christus Victor, recapitulation, ransom, satisfaction, moral example, and penal substitution models. Karkkainen then focuses on the non-violent understanding of the atonement and then considers the Incarnation, the suffering of Jesus and God, sacrifice, God's wrath, the Trinity, the Resurrection, the Ascension, and the eschatological consummation as they relate to atonement.

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Check out Dr. Kärkkäinen's book "Christ and Reconciliation: A Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World, Vol. 1"

https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Reconciliation-Constructive-Christian-Pluralistic/dp/0802868533/ref=sr_1_6?crid=ZUC9DG6F47KT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mpXYDzAo2gnJwz1rYh_4txNCM0raKRR2PdSE3O2TICppPywmFknJfC2CeL-dEdrEX1T6OgTqNGn5jScI4ag-awOMXJu4-ltGR3TLvTLu_OpGyigQ5aOoP0woCUOUZRdjMYx4UGhX8mPsw0awGXVFOyMVk39lqfsBcCyArMdU8uoTQV0M3YnRiDVBnf8L19n9lU4MbNIWrvHM2XIm19Cw7Xl2ue8bxjRS8EhxBMofpjg.uHV2X1M3BmQAzBtSNM073qVzVK0Wk2YW0Kl-BMEM48o&dib_tag=se&keywords=Karkkainen&qid=1723304286&sprefix=karkkainen%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-6

With three doctorates from Oxford and over 50 books to his credit, Dr. Alister McGrath is well-equipped to discuss apologetics including core elements, the inference to the best explanation, Dawkins' demand for a proof, and points of contact including a sense of longing, the beauty of the world, the ordering of nature, a sense of wonder, a sense of moral obligation, existential anxiety, and the fine tuning of the universe. He then covers narrative apologetics, enlightenment rationalism, the alleged incompatibility of science and religion, and materialist reductionism. McGrath also considers several Christian thinkers including Chesterton, Lewis, Sayers, Schaffer, and Taylor. We finish up with a look at creation and evolution.

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Check out Dr. McGrath's book Christian Apologetics: An Introduction

https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Apologetics-Introduction-Alister-McGrath/dp/1119906938/ref=sr_1_1?crid=321KA6H8FVU57&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7tWvXqRiyZ6LGfLelPWzjiTitKMx_a95H4Dzvz6pMqMQnCu9T-73_HvB_aVXqTFxcJKcYD61jz-wExhavrf4OsMzPmpfqUz6ryhqMjMxkPQ.ibzJL2LJcLGKAO3mGIZFZpo4U3XDLCJcjFPvSxXcDqw&dib_tag=se&keywords=Alister+MCGrath+Christian+Apologetics+an+introduction&qid=1719869239&sprefix=alister+mcgrath+christian+apologetics+an+introduction%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1