02689nam 2200613 a 450 991081797410332120230831175139.01-283-20114-397866132011400-567-61303-8(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|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe actuality of atonement a study of metaphor, rationality and the Christian tradition /Colin E. GuntonLondon ;New York T & T Clark19981 online resource (xiv, 222 pages)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 Jesus and examines their bearing on human life in today's world.AtonementMetaphorReligious aspectsChristianityRationalismAtonement.MetaphorReligious aspectsChristianity.Rationalism.232/.3Gunton Colin E549637MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817974103321The actuality of atonement4112832UNINA