03581nam 22006371c 450 991045352510332120200115203623.097866117836000-567-66063-X1-281-78360-90-567-26310-X10.5040/9780567660633(CKB)1000000000541597(EBL)436927(OCoLC)271495609(SSID)ssj0000229173(PQKBManifestationID)11199499(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229173(PQKBWorkID)10173744(PQKB)10285015(MiAaPQ)EBC436927(Au-PeEL)EBL436927(CaPaEBR)ebr10250606(CaONFJC)MIL178360(OCoLC)893334547(UtOrBLW)bpp09257981(EXLCZ)99100000000054159720150227d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe promise of peace a unified theory of atonement Alan SpenceLondon New York T & T Clark 2006.1 online resource (143 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-567-03117-9 0-567-03118-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages [119]-121) and indexIntroduction -- 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 -- 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 purpose by engaging critically with these various theological ideas. It is as much a clearing of the undergrowth from the foundations of soteriology as it is the construction of a coherent account of Christ Jesus as the one mediator between us and God. It goes on to consider the relation of such an account to the proclamation of the gospel and the response required of its hearers. AtonementChristian theologyAtonementHistory of doctrinesAtonement.AtonementHistory of doctrines.232/.3Spence Alan870670UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910453525103321The promise of peace2295811UNINA