Episode 059: Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God with Brian Zahnd (pt.1)

14/10/2017 49 min
Episode 059: Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God with Brian Zahnd (pt.1)

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Brian Zahnd returns to Beyond the Pale to discuss his new book "Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God". As one of the leading voices in the church today Brian takes aim at Christian's endorsement of fear, violence, and nationalism reminding us that our God looks like Jesus and ONLY Jesus. Get ready to go Beyond the Pale with Brian Zahnd. Show Index 2:06 (Intro) Steve & Tammy discuss the effect "fear" theology has had on their faith 14:48 Brian shares an update from their Camino pilgrimage in Spain a year out 28:54 How the Jesus Movement generation became the political "Christian Right" 34:00 Brian shares how he "woke up" into a new understanding in Christ 39:20 How the "fear" theology of Jack Chick cartoon tracts still impact the evangelical church today 41:45 When Christians see Jesus not as a teacher but simply a cog in God's atonement process