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Patristic and medieval atonement theory : a guide to research
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This guide will familiarize readers with the primary and secondary resources available for the study of patristic and medieval doctrines of Atonement. The book introduces the nature of the topic, c...
This guide will familiarize readers with the primary and secondary resources available for the study of patristic and medieval doctrines of Atonement. The book introduces the nature of the topic, clarifies the central issues, and provides readers with the bibliographic tools to begin a more in-depth study of the topic.
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- Creator
- Junius Johnson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016
- ©2016
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (223 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780810884359, 0810884356, 0810884348
- OCLC
- ocn931540012
- Includes indexes.
- English
- Contents; Introduction; Part I: Atonement Theory Explained; 1 Introduction to Atonement Theory; A. Defining the Terms: What Is Meant by Atonement?; B. The Logic of Atonement; i. Atonement Claims Generated by Reflection on the Nature of Human Sin; ii. Atonement Claims Generated by Reflection on the Nature of Christ; iii. Atonement Claims Generated by Reflection on the Nature of God; iv. Claims Generated Internal to the Doctrine of Atonement; v. The Tension within the Doctrine; 2 Illuminating the Context; A. Conceptual Continuity and Discontinuity between Patristic and Medieval Thought
- B. Key Ancient and Medieval Conceptsi. Doctrine of God; ii. Freedom; iii. A Word about Sacrifice; C. Scriptural Interpretation; 3 Christ Our Brother; A. Christ's Likeness to Our Human Nature; i. Genetic Models of Likeness; ii. Participatory Models of Likeness; iii. Temptation; iv. The Attractiveness of Likeness; B. Christ's Unlikeness to Us; i. Divinity and the One Savior; ii. Superexcellent Human Nature; iii. The Attractiveness of Unlikeness; Part II: Key Thinkers in Atonement Theory; 4 Athanasius (c. 296-373); 5 Gregory Nazianzen (329-390); 6 Gregory of Nyssa (335-395)
- 7 Augustine of Hippo (354-430)8 Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033-1109); 9 Peter Abelard (1079-1142); 10 Bonaventure (1221-1274); 11 Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274); 12 Julian of Norwich (1342-1416); Notes; 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 AbelardC. Bonaventure; D. Thomas Aquinas; E. Julian of Norwich; F. General Medieval Sources; 17 Secondary Sources Common to the Patristic and Medieval Periods; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author