The message of the cross is at the core of Christian belief. However, for most people today, the atonement is not necessarily good news but rather morally questionable. Why does God need blood and violence in order to forgive? How does atonement work? If I am a good person, why do I need the cross? How can what happened 2,000 years ago be relevant for me today? In this Master Class, we explore how we can communicate about sin and atonement in a way that shows the power, the truth, and the beauty of the cross and resurrection.

In the biblical understanding of atonement, our guilt is handed over to Jesus. Many postmodern people today would resonate with Kant’s criticism that this idea is ultimately unfair and immoral. What does it actually mean that Jesus saved us on the cross, and how can we make sense of this in the 21st century?

This is part 3 of a 5-part series on Is the Message of Sin and the Cross Immoral and Outdated?

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Julia Garschagen is a theologian and serves as the director of the Pontes Institute for Science, Culture and Faith in the German-speaking region. She speaks at universities and in business contexts across Europe and loves to be in dialogue about a faith that is both intellectually credible and existentially satisfying. Julia co-leads the biggest evangelistic youth outreach in the German-speaking world and teaches apologetics at a theological seminary. She is also co-founder of the charity Dios te ve, which helps young people in Peru to get a higher education. Julia lives in Cologne, Germany and loves the mountains.

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