LEADER 03581nam 22006371c 450 001 9910453525103321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a9786611783600 010 $a0-567-66063-X 010 $a1-281-78360-9 010 $a0-567-26310-X 024 7 $a10.5040/9780567660633 035 $a(CKB)1000000000541597 035 $a(EBL)436927 035 $a(OCoLC)271495609 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000229173 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11199499 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229173 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10173744 035 $a(PQKB)10285015 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436927 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436927 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10250606 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL178360 035 $a(OCoLC)893334547 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09257981 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000541597 100 $a20150227d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe promise of peace $ea unified theory of atonement $fAlan Spence 210 1$aLondon $aNew York $cT & T Clark $d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (143 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-567-03117-9 311 $a0-567-03118-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [119]-121) and index 327 $aIntroduction -- 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 -- 330 8 $a 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. 606 $aAtonement 606 $2Christian theology 606 $aAtonement$xHistory of doctrines 615 0$aAtonement. 615 0$aAtonement$xHistory of doctrines. 676 $a232/.3 700 $aSpence$b Alan$0870670 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453525103321 996 $aThe promise of peace$92295811 997 $aUNINA