"For Freedom Christ has Freed You": The Paradoxical Character of Christian Liberty

Presenter:  Luke Timothy Johnson, Robert W. Woodruff professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, Emeritus, Candler School of Theology, Emory University Date: October 28, 2021 "For Freedom Christ has Freed You": The Paradoxical Character of Christian Liberty At a time when virtually all discourse has been swallowed up by politics, it is important to recover precisely what the New Testament means by "freedom." This presentation uses Paul's letters to the Romans, Galatians, and Corinthians to examine the paradoxical nature of Christian slavery and freedom, and proposes the New Testament teaching as a measure for the discernment of some contemporary notions. Learn more in a Crossroads online Bible study: https://bit.ly/4cb7N7t Sponsored by Boston College School of Theology and Ministry If you would like to contribute to programming from the STM, visit https://bit.ly/stm-innovation You can find the text mentioned in Fr. Stegman's comments at the end, "The Real Jesus : The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels" on Internet Archive here: https://archive.org/details/realjesus... Or for purchase: https://www.harpercollins.com/product... You can also find Dr. Johnson's most recent books here: Constructing Paul https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/075... Interpreting Paul https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/246... If you would like to contribute to programming from the CSTM, visit https://bit.ly/cstm-innovation