Jesus our redeemer [[electronic resource] ] : a Christian approach to salvation / / Gerald O'Collins

• Autore: O'Collins Gerald
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Disciplina: 232/.3
• Soggetto topico: Redemption
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-273) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Terms and Images; 2 The Creative Word and Last Adam; 3 The Human Condition; 4 Original Sin and Children; 5 The Whole Story of Redemption; 6 Redemption as Deliverance from Evil; 7 Penal Substitution Theories; 8 Redemption as Cleansing through Christ's Sacrifice; 9 Redemption as Transforming Love; 10 The Holy Spirit, the Risen Christ and the Church; 11 The Salvation of Non-Christians; 12 Bodily Resurrection and the Transformation of the World; Epilogue; Select Bibliography; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Jesus Our Redeemer examines what it means when Christians call Jesus their 'Redeemer' or 'Saviour'. It tackles such questions as: How can redemptive events in the past (Christ's life, death, and resurrection) bring about saving effects in the present? Why do human beings need redemption, both individually and collectively? What images of God are implied by the saving action of God and by human needs? Gerald O'Collins SJ draws on the scriptures, Christian hymns and textsfor worship, literature, the visual arts, and other sources. He examines four major models of how redemption through Christ ha
• Titolo autorizzato: Jesus our redeemer
• ISBN: 0-19-920313-X; 1-281-14864-4; 1-4356-2104-2; 9786611148645; 0-19-152526-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465542203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II