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In this book, W. Ross Hastings reimagines the mystery of the atonement within the framework of the participation of God in humanity and of humans in this life. He argues for a total approach to the atonement, involving the whole Trinity, the person and history of Christ, and all the biblical motifs and theological models.
List of contents
Part I: The Christological Foundation of Total Atonement
1. Redemption and Creation
2. The Work of Atonement in the Totality of the Son's Person
3. The Being and Act of the Persons of the Trinity in Atonement
Part II: The Participatory Framework
4. Nomenclature in Atonement Theology
5. The Son's Participation in Humanity and Human Participation in the Son through the Spirit
Part III: The Dialectical Fullness of the Atonement: Metaphors, Motifs, and Models
6. The Wealth of Biblical Metaphors
7. Historico-Theological Metaphors: Moral Influence
8. Historico-Theological Models: Vicarious Humanity
9. Historico-Theological Models: Ransom and Satisfaction as Recapitulation or Theosis
10. Historico-Theological Models: Christus Victor
11. Historico-Theological Models: The Origins of the Penal Substitution Model
12. Historico-Theological Models: Proponents of the Penal Substitution Model
13. Historico-Theological Models: Prominence of the Penal Substitution Model
14. Historico-Theological Models: Participation and the Penal Substitution Model
15. Applying the Atonement as Sufficient for All
About the author
W. Ross Hastings is associate professor of pastoral theology at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of Missional God, Missional Church: Hope for Re-evangelizing the West (2012), as well as articles in peer-reviewed journals such as the International Journal of Systematic Theology and Scottish Journal of Theology.
Summary
In this book, W. Ross Hastings reimagines the mystery of the atonement within the framework of the participation of God in humanity and of humans in this life. He argues for a total approach to the atonement, involving the whole Trinity, the person and history of Christ, and all the biblical motifs and theological models.
