Rethinking God with Tacos PODCAST Mako Nagasawa / A Restorative God
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Apr 4, 2020 Mako Nagasawa is a theologian and director of the Anastasis Center for Christian Education, focusing on restorative justice and patristic theology. He discusses how early church fathers shaped our understanding of justice, contrasting retributive justice with a restorative approach that nurtures healing. Mako advocates for reading Scripture as a narrative that retells Jesus’ purpose. He critiques traditional atonement models and explains how God's attributes reflect a loving response in the context of community and restoration.
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Atonement As Restorative Healing
- Irenaeus and early fathers view Christ's death as the climax of a healing, restorative arc rather than a punitive transaction.
- Jesus kills the corruption in human nature and rises as a purified humanity to share with us by the Spirit.
Scripture Quotes As Echoes
- Early Christians used earlier scriptures like hyperlinks or musical echoes to retell and fulfill Israel's story in Christ.
- Matthew frames Jesus' life as a re-playing and completion of Israel's narrative motifs.
Read The Bible Like A Movie
- Read biblical books as full stories instead of isolated slides to understand their role in the whole canon.
- After seeing the big arc, reexamine scenes to see how they contribute to the whole narrative.
