Community Called Atonement

Name: Community Called Atonement
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ISBN: 9780687645541

ISBN-10: 0687645549

ISBN-13: 9780687645541

Edition: 2007

Authors: Scot McKnight, Tony Jones

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Over the centuries the church developed a number of metaphors, such as penal substitution or the ransom theory, to speak about Christ's death on the cross and the theological concept of the atonement. Yet too often, says Scot McKnight, Christians have held to the supremacy of one metaphor over against the others, to their detriment. He argues instead that to plumb the rich theological depths of the atonement, we must consider all the metaphors of atonement and ask whether they each serve a larger purpose. A Community Called Atonement is a constructive theology that not only values the church's atonement metaphors but also asserts that the atonement fundamentally shapes the life of the…

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List price: $20.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication date: 8/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 177
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Scot McKnight (PhD, Nottingham) is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, Lombard, Illinois. He is the author of several books, including the award-winning The Jesus Creed, The King Jesus Gospel, One.Life, and The Blue Parakeet, as well as Galatians and 1 Peter in the NIV Application Commentary series. Website: www.patheos.com/community/jesuscreed/nbsp;

Tony Jones has lived aboard his 50ft narrowboat for 5 years, in which time he has traversed 500 miles of canals and rivers, navigated through 400 locks and moveable bridges, run aground 4 times, sunk once, and broken down more times than he can remember. He is a professional freelance writer, published regularly in Waterways World, Canals and Rivers and Towpath Talk.



Introduction to Living Theology



Preface


Prologue



Atonement: The Question, a Story, and Our Choice



Atonement and Convergence: Where to Begin?



With Jesus, Of Course!



With God, with Eikons, and with Sin, Too



With Eternity, with Ecclesial Community, and with Praxis, Too



Atonement and Image: With Which Image?



Atonement as Metaphor: Metaphor and Mechanics



The Mystery of Our Metaphors: An Exercise in Postmodern Humility



Atoning Moments: Crux Sola?



Atoning Moments: Incarnation as Second Adam



Atoning Moments: Crucifixion



Atoning Moments: Easter and Pentecost



Atonement as Story: Whose Story?



The Story of Jesus: Passover



The Story of Paul: In the Courtroom of God



The Story of Early Theologians: Irenaeus and Athanasius



Which Is the Fairest of Them All?



Atonement as Praxis: Who Does Atonement?



Atonement as Missional Praxis: Fellowship



Atonement as Missional Praxis: Justice



Atonement as Missional Praxis: Missional



Atonement as Missional Praxis: Living the Story of the Word



Atonement as Missional Praxis: Baptism, Eucharist, and Prayer


Bibliographic Note


Notes


Subject Index


Scripture Index