A lot of us inherited the default explanation for the cross: God is furious, sin demands blood, and Jesus takes the punishment so God can finally calm down. It’s clean, dramatic, and also makes God sound like an abusive parent. In this episode, we walk through multiple atonement models from early Christianity to modern theology, showing how many traditions understand the cross as healing, liberation, victory over oppressive powers, moral transformation, and solidarity with victims of injustice. Same Jesus. Same cross. Very different God.