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The nature of the Atonement : four views / with contributions by Gregory A. Boyd [and others] ; edited by James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Spectrum Multiview Book SeriesPublisher: Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, ©2006Description: 1 online resource (208 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780830877287
  • 0830877282
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nature of the Atonement.DDC classification:
  • 232/.3 22
LOC classification:
  • BT265.3 .N38 2006eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Christus Victor view -- Penal substitution view -- Healing view -- Kaleidoscopic view.
Summary: A long history of biblical exegesis and theological reflection has shaped our understanding of the atonement today. The more prominent highlights of this history have acquired familiar names for the household of faith: Christus Victor, penal substitutionary, subjective, and governmental. Recently the penal substitutionary view, and particularly its misappropriations, has been critiqued, and a lively debate has taken hold within evangelicalism. This book offers a ""panel"" discussion of four views of atonement maintained by four evangelical scholars. The proponents and their views are.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Christus Victor view -- Penal substitution view -- Healing view -- Kaleidoscopic view.

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A long history of biblical exegesis and theological reflection has shaped our understanding of the atonement today. The more prominent highlights of this history have acquired familiar names for the household of faith: Christus Victor, penal substitutionary, subjective, and governmental. Recently the penal substitutionary view, and particularly its misappropriations, has been critiqued, and a lively debate has taken hold within evangelicalism. This book offers a ""panel"" discussion of four views of atonement maintained by four evangelical scholars. The proponents and their views are.