02715nam 2200625 a 450 991046155120332120200520144314.01-283-20114-397866132011400-567-61303-8(CKB)2670000000106772(EBL)742781(OCoLC)741691032(SSID)ssj0000520669(PQKBManifestationID)12249945(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000520669(PQKBWorkID)10530172(PQKB)10877750(MiAaPQ)EBC742781(Au-PeEL)EBL742781(CaPaEBR)ebr10490396(CaONFJC)MIL320114(OCoLC)893335726(EXLCZ)99267000000010677220040212d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe actuality of atonement[electronic resource] a study of metaphor, rationality and the Christian tradition /Colin E. GuntonLondon ;New York T & T Clark19981 online resource (237 p.)Originally published: 1988.Reprinted 2004.0-567-08090-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and indexes.CONTENTS; 1. PATTERNS OF RATIONALISM; 2. METAPHOR AND THEOLOGICAL LANGUAGE; 3. THE BATTLEFIELD AND THE DEMONS; 4. THE JUSTICE OF GOD: A CONVERSATION; 5. CHRIST THE SACRIFICE: A DEAD METAPHOR?; 6 THE ATONEMENT AND TH TRIUNE GOD; 7 THE COMMUNITY OF RECONCILIATION; References and Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Subjects; Index of NamesIn a reissue of a masterly examination of both the Christian doctrine of Atonement and the nature and working of theological language, Professor Gunton reassesses the doctrine and the language in which it is expressed in the light of modern scholarly developments. He explains how the traditional metaphors of Atonement, drawn from the battlefield, the altar and the law courts, all express something of the meaning of the life, death and resurrection of JesusGÇöand examines their bearing on human life in todayGÇÖs world.AtonementMetaphorReligious aspectsChristianityRationalismElectronic books.Atonement.MetaphorReligious aspectsChristianity.Rationalism.232/.3Gunton Colin E549637MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461551203321The actuality of atonement2213788UNINA