Atonement and Violence: A Theological Conversation

Atonement and Violence: A Theological Conversation

Recent years have witnessed a series of books, articles, and lectures raising serious questions about the Christian doctrine of the Atonement.Â Â While coming from a variety of sources, the questions usually center around the central issue of atonement and violence. Doesnâ€™t the Atonement promote the idea of violence on the part of God? If so, isnâ€™t such violence incompatible with a God of love? Doesnâ€™t this doctrine send the wrong signal, excusing and perhaps even promoting such things as child abuse? Is it time to abandon what has become an outmoded and harmful doctrine?Â
The authors of this book claim that to abandon the Christian doctrine of the Atonement is to abandon the central witness of the gospel, for atonement speaks of nothing less than Godâ€™s reconciliation of the world in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. However, to believe in the atoning death of Jesus Christ does not mean that one believes that God has engaged in cosmic child abuse. Drawing on the classical theories of the Atonement, engaging in creative theological construction, they present set of cogent, cohesive alternatives to either rejecting the doctrine out of hand, or uncritically accepting it.
Contributors include: J. Denny Weaver, Bluffton University: â€œNarrativeÂ Christus Victor: The Answer to Anselmian Atonement Violenceâ€;Â Thomas Finger, Associated Mennonite Seminary: â€œChristus Victor as Nonviolent Atonementâ€;Â Hans Boersma,Â Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia: â€œViolence, the Cross, and Divine Intentionality: A Modified Reformed Viewâ€; andÂ T. Scott Daniels,Â Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene:Â "Passing the Peace: Worship That ShapesÂ Nonsubstitutionary Convictions."
Country USA
Manufacturer Abingdon Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2006-11-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Abingdon Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2006-11-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Atonement and Violence: A Theological Conversation

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