Come join us on Tuesday, March 3, at 5:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall at the Hamilton campus for an evening of theological conversation hosted by the Division of Christian Thought. Dr. Glenn Butner will be joined by Dr. Adonis Vidu for a discussion on the doctrine of substitutionary atonement, centered on the meaning of the cross within Christian theology and marking the release of Butner’s new book, Christological Dogmatics.

Together they will explore how substitutionary atonement has been articulated and defended across the Christian tradition, how it has been received and critiqued in modern theology, and how reflection on the cross continues to shape Christian doctrine, worship, and discipleship today. Light refreshments will be available following the conversation.

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Presenters

Dr. Glenn Butner is associate professor of theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a member of the Division of Christian Thought. His dogmatic writings, including Trinitarian Dogmatics and Christological Dogmatics, draw from a wide range of Christian traditions across history and the globe, with analysis rooted in the inerrant text of Scripture. His work in social ethics, including Jesus the Refugee and Work Out Your Salvation, engages moral decision-making through careful attention to social, legal, and economic contexts.

Dr. Adonis Vidu is Andrew Mutch distinguished professor of theology Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a member of the Division of Christian Thought. His scholarship spans theological epistemology, hermeneutics, the doctrine of the atonement, and Trinitarian theology. He is the author of Atonement, Law, and Justice.