Search Results: cruciform
Christ-Centered or Cross-Centered?
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Theology
…let alone contrasted with, the humble, cruciform character of God that Jesus revealed on the cross as well as throughout his life. It rather is a display of power that confirms that God’s cruciform way of fighting evil is in fact victorious! This is why all who now participate in…
Scripture’s God-Breathed Imperfections
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Inerrancy, Scripture
…in the Ancient Near East, viewed God and/or the gods as literally doing things like this. They were simply mistaken. The Cruciform Standard But why should anyone insist that Scripture conform to any of these standards of accuracy? If we accept the view that all theological concepts should be centered…
Divine Accommodation and the Cross: where Calvin was onto something
Category: General
Tags: Calvinism, Cruciform Theology, Scripture
…I then offered some suggestions about how adopting a cruciform perspective might adjust our understanding of biblical inspiration. Beginning today, I’d like to reflect on how a cruciform perspective might affect our understanding of “divine transcendence” and “divine accommodation.” The former is usually understood to refer to God as he…
Greg Boyd’s Academic Vita
…Cruciform Hermeneutic; Volume 2: The Cruciform Thesis(Fortress Press, 2017) The Cosmic Dance: What Science Can Teach Us About The Nature of Time, Life and Humpty Dumpty (ReKnew Publications, 2016) Benefit of the Doubt: Dismantling the Idol of Certainty (Baker, 2013) Present Perfect: Discovering God in the Now (Zondervan; 2010) Across…
How Much Does the Cross Really Matter?
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion, God, God's Character, Jesus, Persecution, Power, Suffering
Topics: Attributes and Character
…way that reflects the self-sacrificial love displayed on Calvary. According to Paul, the command to reflect this kind of love is to be placed “above” every other command (Col 3:13). Hence, everything we do is to reflect God’s cruciform, agape love (1 Cor 16:14). What is more, in strict accordance…
Rethinking the Resurrection
Category: General
Tags: Cross, Cruciform Theology, Jesus, Resurrection, Revelation
Topics: Christology
…life and death of this God-man through whom God’s eternal character was made known. For this reason the resurrection must not be interpreted as a display of triumphalist power that contrasts with the humble, cruciform, character of God revealed on the cross as well as throughout Jesus’ life ministry. It…
Endorsements for Crucifixion of the Warrior God
Category: General, Press
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
…nothing confirms the faith of the same people more than the cruciform love and peace of Jesus in the New Testament. Boyd’s proposal is to bring these two poles into a cruciform hermeneutic. The old approach of Marcion doesn’t resolve the problem, and neither do dismissals of the Old Testament…
The Distinguishing Mark of a Child of God
Category: General
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence
…Christians today view the matter, the call to manifest God’s indiscriminate, self-sacrificial love and to unconditionally refrain from violence cannot be considered an optional aspect of what it means to follow Jesus. Rather, as cruciform love is the most definitive distinguishing characteristic of God’s nature, so manifesting cruciform love must…
Does Hebrews 11 Praise Violence? A Response to Paul Copan (#2)
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Non-Violence, Paul Copan
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
…the OT were completely opposed to violence (or, as Copan prefers, “the use of coercive force”). In fact, at no point in this paper does he explicitly argue against the Cruciform Thesis, which is my proposed way of disclosing how violent divine portraits point to the revelation of God in…
Should Young Children Even Hear Old Testament Stories? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
…notice, it was the Babylonians that were violent, not God. 2 There’s a lot of work to be done on that. I wish there was a children’s writer out there who got jazzed on the Cruciform hermeneutic and decided to write a Cruciform Children’s Bible. There’s a market for it!…
Cruciform Aikido Pt 1: Jesus and the Violent God
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Old Testament, Violence
Note: Today, we are beginning a 4-part series on the subject of divine judgement called “Cruciform Aikido.” We will be publishing this once a week alongside Greg’s introduction to ReKnew series. When most people think of God judging sinners, they imagine an angry God who acts violently as he vents…
Cruciform Aikido Pt 2: God-Forsaken Judgment
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Judgement
…turned evil back on itself and triumphed over it. But what does all this teach us about the nature of divine judgment? Stay tuned… Cruciform Aikido Series Pt 1: Jesus and the Violent God Image by Flickr user bRokEnCHaRacTer . Used in accordance with Creative Commons. Sourced via Flickr….
Cruciform Aikido Pt 3: The Judge Who Lets Them Have It
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Judgement
…true nature of God’s judgment, it becomes apparent that God judges evil by allowing it to run its course and to ultimately self-implode. Image by Duane Schoon. Used in accordance with Creative Commons. Sourced via Flickr. Cruciform Aikido Series Pt 1: Jesus and the Violent God Pt 2: God-Forsaken Judgment…
The Call to a Cruciform Life
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Enemy Love, Kingdom Living
Topics: Following Jesus
…John immediately goes on to add: “And we ought to lay down our lives for one another“ (1 Jn 3:16, emphasis added). This and a number of similar passages make it evident that God’s will is for the cruciform love that defines his own, eternal, triune nature to transform us…
Podcast: Greg Introduces His Cruciform Hermeneutic at the CrossVision Conference and Dialogues with Rachel Held Evans
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg Introduces His Cruciform Hermeneutic at the CrossVision Conference and Dialogues with Rachel Held Evans. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0240.mp3…
Podcast: Is Cruciform Hermeneutics Simply Midrash?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg considers whether Cruciform Hermeneutics is just a complicated way of seeing what I want to see in the text, and offers nuanced thought for our more complicated hermeneutical challenges. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0307.mp3…
Podcast: Has Greg ‘Gone Liberal’ in His Cruciform Hermeneutic?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Hermeneutics
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
Greg consoles a disappointed fan and discusses Cruciform Hermeneutics. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0365.mp3…
Podcast: Is the Cruciform Hermeneutic a Little Too New?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg looks at the history of the Cruciform Hermeneutic. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0446.mp3…
Is the Cruciform Hermeneutic Circular? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Inspired Imperfection
Greg defends the Cruciform Hermeneutic against circularity. Episode 631 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0631.mp3…
Part 4: An Alternative Cross-Centered Approach
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Book Reviews, Cruciform Theology, Derek Flood, Disarming Scripture, Jesus, Magic Eye, OT Violence
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
…Dictionary of Theology, ed. S. B. Ferguson, D. F. Wright (Leicester: IVP, 1988), 181-3;M. Gorman, Cruciformity: Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001); idem., Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul’s Narrative Sorteriology (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009); idem., Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A…