The atonement

How did Christ's death overcome the estrangement and condemnation of sinners before a holy God, so as to reconcile them to Him? A great variety of theories of the atonement have been offered over the centuries to make sense of the fact that Christ by his death has provided the means of reconcil...

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Main Author: Craig, William Lane 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:Cambridge elements
Elements in the philosophy of religion
Further subjects:B Atonement
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:How did Christ's death overcome the estrangement and condemnation of sinners before a holy God, so as to reconcile them to Him? A great variety of theories of the atonement have been offered over the centuries to make sense of the fact that Christ by his death has provided the means of reconciliation with God: ransom theories, satisfaction theories, moral influence theories, penal substitution theories, and so on. Competing theories need to be assessed by (i) their accord with biblical data and (ii) their philosophical coherence
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Jun 2018)
ISBN:110855802X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108558020