Craig, William Lane,

The atonement / [print] William Lane Craig. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, (c)2018. - 103 pages ; 23 cm. - Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of religion . - Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of religion. .



How did Christ's death overcome the estrangement and condemnation of sinners before a holy God, so as to reconcile them to Him? A great variety of theories of the atonement have been offered over the centuries to make sense of the fact that Christ by his death has provided the means of reconciliation with God: ransom theories, satisfaction theories, moral influence theories, penal substitution theories, and so on. Competing theories need to be assessed by (i) their accord with biblical data and (ii) their philosophical coherence. --



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Atonement--Biblical teaching.
Atonement--Philosophy.

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