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Autore |
Spence Alan |
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Titolo |
The promise of peace : a unified theory of atonement / Alan Spence |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; New York, : T & T Clark, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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9786611783600 |
0-567-66063-X |
1-281-78360-9 |
0-567-26310-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (143 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Atonement |
Atonement - History of doctrines |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [119]-121) and index |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- 1. A Normative Theory of Salvation -- 2. The Man and the Spirit in the Story of Salvation -- 3. Prayer and Propitiation at the Father's right hand -- 4. Justification as the Syntax of Redemptive Ideas -- 5. The Place of Faith in a Doctrine of Atonement -- 6. The Proclamation of Reconciliation -- 7. Conclusion -- |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The book offers a defence of a mediatorial interpretation of the atonement, that is one in which Christ is held to have become as we are, so that he might on our behalf make peace with God. It is argued that such an interpretation is not one of a number of valid descriptions of Christ's saving work, but the normative redemptive account. The erosion of this classic view of the atonement can be explained partly by a number of developments that have taken place in theological thought during the past two hundred years. These include the emergence of a christology in which Christ's divinity is linked to his saving ministry; a new interpretation of Pauline theology in which issues of justification are held to be secondary to those of participation; a return to the more dualistic world-view of the Church Fathers; difficulties with the concept of divine judgement; and a culture of relativism in which a unified or coherent account of the atonement not only no longer seems possible, but is generally not even considered desirable. The book achieves its |
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