TY - BOOK AU - Pugh,Ben TI - Atonement theories: a way through the maze SN - 9781630874209 AV - BT265.3 .P84 2014eb U1 - 234/.5 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Eugene, Oregon PB - Cascade Books KW - Atonement KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Theology KW - Soteriology KW - bisacsh KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-188) and index; Part 1. Christus Victor. The ransom to Satan -- Recapitulation and theosis -- part 2. Objective theories. Satisfaction guaranteed: Anselm -- Luther and Calvin -- The nineteenth century -- Twentieth- and twenty-first-century developments -- part 3. Subjective theories. The cross as transformative revelation -- "The Spirit comes from the cross": the pneumatological synthesis -- part 4. A new option? Anthropological theories. The story of nonviolent atonement -- The way through the maze: some initial deductions -- Conclusion N2 - With the subject of the atonement of Christ attracting such a lot of polemical work at this time, it is easy to conclude that the current debate is generating more heat than light. Atonement Theories presents the beginning student, pastor, or researcher with an accessible and fair treatment of every school of thought on this subject. Atonement Theories significantly updates previous histories of the doctrine, providing analysis of some fascinating and highly significant recent developments. It also intriguingly highlights at various points where aspects of this central message of Christianity UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=845605 ER -