The Nonviolent Atonement

Evangelical Christians sing hymns in which blood figures prominently; one in particular is called ""Nothing But the Blood."" Such Christians may have to change their tune after reading J. Denny Weaver's The Non-Violent Atonement, which proposes that the idea of ""satisfaction atonement"" must be jettisoned in favor of a nonviolent approach. Jesus' death, says Weaver, was not planned or sanctioned by God the Father; it was the inevitable result of sinful humans taking matters into their own hands. Perhaps the new hymn can be called ""Everything But the Blood""?