Sharon Baker

Sharon L. Baker is an associate professor of theology and religion and the author of Razing Hell: Rethinking Everything You’ve Been Taught about God’s Wrath and Judgment, as well as numerous articles on hell and non-violent atonement.

Rethinking Everything You've Been Taught about Salvation and the Cross

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Sharon Baker

Why did God have to murder his only son to pay our debts? What kind of vengeful, violent God can only be satisfied by vicarious blood atonement? In Executing God, theologian Sharon Baker presents a biblically based and theologically sound critique of popular theories of the atonement. Concerned about the number of acts of violence performed in the name of God, Baker challenges cultural assumptions about the death of Jesus and its meaning to Christians. She ultimately offers a c...
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Publication Date: 12/02/2013
Rethinking Everything You've Been Taught about God's Wrath and Judgment

Author(s):
Sharon Baker

The idea of hell can haunt dreams and disturb sleep. Many wonder at the justice (or injustice) of it all, feeling confounded by a God who deems it necessary to send the majority of humanity to burn there forever. Seventy percent of Americans believe in hell, as do ninety-two percent of those who attend church every week. Clearly, it's a hot topic. Baker offers readers a safe space to contemplate tough issues as they rethink traditional views of hell. In her candid and inviting sty...
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Publication Date: 08/23/2010