This article engages Luther’s doctrine of Christ’s passive obedience (obedientia passiva)––a theme that comes to fullest expression in his Lectures on Galatians (1531/5). There, Luther argues the sins godless become true possession vicariously suffering Son. In turn, atonement for sake world underwrites a soteriology creature’s renewed humanity which sinner is reoriented outwardly loving servit...

The garments worn by the priests in Temple not only present a stark image of “glory and splendor” (Exod 28:2) but an accompanying theology, as well. This paper will focus on one theological strand—the idea that priestly atone—in classical Judaism. It demonstrate that, while biblical account sees them largely functional or serving primarily non-expiatory roles, late rabbinic (i.e., Amoraic) lite...

The following study reviews the image repair strategies used byOlympic swimmerMichael Phelps, his sponsors and the organizations that govern him as an amateur swimmer after a picture of Phelps allegedly smoking from a marijuana pipe appeared in a British tabloid. Additionally, the study reviews media coverage of the controversy to determine whether Phelps was successful in repairing his image. ...