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Thinking through Responses to our Episode on Penal Substitution
August 22, 2025
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Thinking through Responses to our Episode on Penal Substitution
Episode 277 with Dean Taylor led to a lot of thoughtful pushback. We plan to revisit the question of penal substitutionary atonement in church history. Marlin and Jaran read some of the comments we received and discuss what issues might need addressed in a followup episode.
Episode 277: https://anabaptistperspectives.org/episodes/yes-the-early-church-taught-penal-substitutionary-atonement/
Kingdom Reductionism (Dean’s essay making the same case): https://anabaptistperspectives.org/essays/kingdom-reductionism/
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Marlin Sommers
Marlin lives in Southeast TN. He is married to Meredith and father to Zadok, Katherine, Job, Jude, and Charis. He is a philosopher and carpenter by training and currently serves with Anabaptist Perspectives and Starr Mountain Academy. The tagline for the latter organization expresses what he wants to be and wants to help others be: a worshipful knower and servant king.
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Jaran Miller
Jaran Miller is a resident of Pennsylvania and a native of Tennessee. He received his K-12 education via homeschool, his college education at Lee University, and his most important education through the books he’s read and the human relationships he’s been privileged to have. Jaran enjoys living with his wife Sara. Together they engage in pursuits like playing the piano, reading books, and developing hospitality skills.
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