Forgiveness and Atonement

Christ's Restorative Sacrifice
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-367-75479-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Analytic and Systematic Theology

This book analyzes the relationship between forgiveness, atonement, and reconciliation from a Christian theological perspective. Drawing on both theological and philosophical literature, it addresses the problem of whether atonement is required for forgiveness and considers important related concepts such as sin and justice. The author develops a sacrificial model of atonement that connects an understanding of Christian forgiveness with the biblical narrative of Christ’s sacrifice and makes reconciliation between God and humanity possible. Offering a fresh and coherent argument, the book will be relevant to scholars of Christian theology, biblical studies, and the philosophy of religion.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rutledge, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Ethik, Moraltheologie, Sozialethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments; Copyright Note; Introduction; 1. Value-Driven Inquiry & Exegetically-Engaged Analytic Theology; 2. Original Sin & the Biblical Witness Concerning Forgiveness; 3. Forgiveness: A Christian Account; 4. The Problem of Sin for Humanity and Its Members; 5. Retribution and Restoration in the Narrative of Scripture; 6. On Non-Retributive Penal Substitution; 7. What Should We Expect from an Explanation of Atonement?; 8. For Us, an Atoning Sacrifice; 9. Forgiveness and Atonement: The Expanded Sacrificial Account; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan C. Rutledge is a Research Fellow in the Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame, USA, and previously held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Logos Institute for Analytic and Exegetical Theology, University of St Andrews, UK. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Oklahoma and in divinity from the University of St Andrews.