Theology of the Family with Joseph C. Atkinson

In this episode of the Spe Salvi Institute Podcast, Andrew Petiprin and Robert Mixa sit down with Dr. Joseph C. Atkinson, renowned theologian and author of Biblical and Theological Foundations of the Family: The Domestic Church. Drawing from years of biblical scholarship, Dr. Atkinson shares profound insights into the theology of marriage and family, offering a vision of the family not merely as a private institution, but as a domestic church—a vital locus of grace, mission, and covenantal identity. The conversation explores the biblical foundations of the family, including the concept of corporate personality in the Old Testament and the unique role of the family as the carrier of the covenant across generations within Judaism. Dr. Atkinson also unpacks how a renewed theology of the domestic church can help restore the dignity and mission of the family in contemporary culture.