Overview
Ā· For people whose eyes glaze over when questions of salvation/redemption/atonement come up
Ā· Written by a theologian, but with a lay audience in mind
Even theologians have had different ideas about the theology of atonement; how are the rest of supposed to understand it? This book is a good place to start. Crysdale, whose background in both psychology and theology gives her a unique perspective, presents an overview of the history of the theology of atonement, addressing clearly the difficulties around this concept, and bringing us with her to a contemporary understanding.
āPlease join me in welcoming an informative, thoughtful, creative, and persuasive book on the atonement. St. Paul and even Anselmās contributions to this multi-faceted doctrine are rendered accessible here. I only wish Crysdaleās volume had been available during my fifty years of teaching Anglican theology. Please donāt miss reading her contemporary, scholarly perspectives. She has much to teach us.āāFredrica Harris Thompsett, author of We Are Theologians
āNo ādoctrineā has more distorted the living of lives called Christian than substitutionary satisfaction theories of the atonement. So thank God we now have Crysdaleās constructive account of the atonement that helps us see that we do not need a theory of the atonement because what God has done in the crucifixion is not a violent exchange but rather Godās way of befriending his people. I hope that this well researched book will be widely read.āāStanley Hauerwas, author of Without Apology
This book title, Transformed Lives (Making Sense of Atonement Today), ISBN: 9781596272682, by Cynthia S. W. Crysdale, published by Church Publishing Incorporated (June 10, 2016) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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