The Atonement Debate: Papers from the London Symposium on the Theology of Atonement
Pages
368
Publisher
Zondervan
Published
2008
ISBN-13
9780310273394
When a popular British evangelical leader appeared to denounce the idea that God was punishing Christ in our place on the cross as a 'twisted version of events,' 'morally dubious,' and a 'huge barrier to faith' that should be rejected in favour of preaching only that God is love, major controversy was stirred. Many thought the idea of penal substitution was at the heart of the evangelical understanding of the cross, if not the only legitimate interpretation of the death of Christ. Yet for some time less popular evangelical theologians had been calling this traditional interpretation of the atonement into question. The public debate which resulted was often heated. In order to act as reconcilers, the Evangelical Alliance and the London School of Theology called for a symposium in which advocates of the different positions could engage with each other.
"London Symposium on the Theology of Atonement held at London School of Theology in July 2005"
"London Symposium on the Theology of Atonement held at London School of Theology in July 2005"
- Contents
- Atonement, evangelicalism and the evangelical alliance : the present debate in context - David Hilborn
- The redemption of the cross - Steve Chalke
- The theology of the atonement - I. Howard Marshall
- Atonement in the Old Testament - Christopher J.H. Wright
- The atonement in the New Testament - Geoffrey Grogan
- Why did Christ die? : an exegesis of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 - Sue Groom
- Penal substitutionary atonement in Paul : an exegetical study of Romans 3:25-26 - Rohintan K. Mody
- The atonement in Hebrews - Steve Motyer
- Must we imagine the atonement in penal substitutionary terms? : questions, caveats, and a plea - Joel B. Green
- Penal substitution : a response to recent criticisms - Garry Williams
- Atonement, creation, and Trinity - Graham MacFarlane
- The logic of penal substitution revisited - Oliver D. Crisp
- Towards a unified theory of the atonement - David T. Williams
- Bernard of Clairvaux : theologian of the cross - Tony Lane
- Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven : evangelical accounts of the atonement - Stephen R. Holmes
- "Live much under the shadow of the cross" : atonement and evangelical spirituality - Ian Randall
- The message of the cross is foolishness : atonement in womanist theology : towards a Black British perspective - Lynette J. Mullings
- Atonement in contemporary culture : Christ, symbolic exchange and death - Anna M. Robbins
- Penal substitution : a pastoral apologetic - Derek Tidball
Inner Books
This physical volume has several internal sections, each of which has been reviewed independently
- The theology of the atonement by I. Howard Marshall
- Atonement, evangelicalism and the evangelical alliance : the present debate in context by David Hilborn
- The redemption of the cross by Steve Chalke
- Atonement in the Old Testament by Christopher J. H. Wright
- The atonement in the New Testament by Geoffrey W. Grogan
- Why did Christ die? : an exegesis of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 by Sue Groom
- Penal substitutionary atonement in Paul : an exegetical study of Romans 3:25-26 by Rohintan Mody
- The Atonement in Hebrews by Steve Motyer
- Must we imagine the atonement in penal substitutionary terms? : questions, caveats, and a plea by Joel B. Green
- Penal substitution : a response to recent criticisms by Garry Williams
- Atonement, creation, and Trinity by Graham MacFarlane
- The logic of penal substitution revisited by Oliver D. Crisp
- Towards a unified theory of the atonement by David J. Williams
- Bernard of Clairvaux : theologian of the cross by Tony Lane
- Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven : evangelical accounts of the atonement by Stephen R. Holmes
- "Live much under the shadow of the cross" : atonement and evangelical spirituality by Ian Randall
- The message of the cross is foolishness : atonement in womanist theology : towards a Black British perspective by Lynette J. Mullings
- Atonement in contemporary culture : Christ, symbolic exchange and death by Anna M. Robbins
- Penal substitution : a pastoral apologetic by Derek Tidball