Patristic and medieval atonement theory : a guide to research /
The notion of atonement, a process by which humans are made right before God, is central to the logic of Christian theology. In spite of this, major thinkers in the Christian traditions have held vastly different understandings of both the way atonement works and what it means. These differing accou...
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2016
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Atonement Theory Explained :
- 1. Introduction to atonement theory
- 2. Illuminating the context
- 3. Christ our brother : likeness and unlikeness in Christ's human nature
- Part II. Key Thinkers in Atonement Theory :
- 4. Athanasius (c. 296-373) : the image of God in us
- 5. Gregory Nazianzen (329-390) : deification
- 6. Gregory of Nyssa (335-395) : ransom theory
- 7. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) : legal conceptuality
- 8. Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033-1109) : satisfaction theory
- 9. Peter Abelard (1079-1142): moral influence
- 10. Bonaventure (1221-1274) : nuanced Anselmianism
- 11. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) : Christ's merits
- 12. Julian of Norwich (1342-1416) : courtesy and at-one-ment
- Part III. Annotated Bibliography of Selected Resources :
- 13. Patristic period : primary sources
- 14. Patristic period : secondary sources :
- A. Athanasius
- B. Gregory Nazianzen
- C. Gregory of Nyssa
- D. Augustine
- E. Select patristic authors not treated in this text
- F. General patristic sources
- 15. Medieval period : primary sources
- 16. Medieval period : secondary sources :
- A. Anselm of Canterbury
- B. Peter Abelard
- C. Bonaventure
- D. Thomas Aquinas
- E. Julian of Norwich
- F. General medieval sources
- 17. Secondary sources common to the patristic and medieval periods.
