The Atonement

This book explores the meaning of the word 'atonement' from both the biblical sense and philosophical theories.

William Lane Craig (Author)

9781108457408, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 21 June 2018

106 pages
23 x 15.4 x 0.6 cm, 0.18 kg

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.

Subject Areas: Christianity [HRC], Philosophy of religion [HRAB]