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Jonathan R. Miller
Jonathan R. Miller, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is an attorney who focuses on consumer-protection law.
Discourses of sin and debt
The satisfaction theory of the atonement centers on debt, humanity’s debt to God. It’s often criticized for its gruesome picture of God. But it also paints a weird picture of Jesus: Christ the Debt Buyer.
What ISIS and Advent have in common
The humanitarian plight of Syrian refugees and the terrorist threat of ISIS seem likely to dominate the cable news channels for weeks to come. But it’s unclear whether Christian preachers will continue to discuss these issues now that the season of Advent has arrived.
On the surface there is little connection between ISIS’s campaign of terror and a season that invites us to prepare for the return of Christ.
Stop blaming debt on debtors
The typical American lawsuit isn't filed against McDonald’s by someone scalded by coffee....
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