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Executing God: Rethinking Everything You've Been Taught about Salvation and the Cross - Softcover

Baker, Sharon L.

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9780664238100: Executing God: Rethinking Everything You've Been Taught about Salvation and the Cross
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0664238106 ISBN 13: 9780664238100
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2013

Synopsis

Why did God have to murder his only son to pay our debts? What kind of vengeful, violent God can only be satisfied by vicarious blood atonement? In Executing God, theologian Sharon Baker presents a biblically based and theologically sound critique of popular theories of the atonement. Concerned about the number of acts of violence performed in the name of God, Baker challenges cultural assumptions about the death of Jesus and its meaning to Christians. She ultimately offers a constructive alternate view of atonement based on God's forgiveness that opens up salvation to a wider group of people.

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About the Author

Sharon L. Baker is an associate professor of theology and religion and the author of Razing Hell: Rethinking Everything You've Been Taught about God's Wrath and Judgment, along with numerous articles on hell and non-violent atonement.

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Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0664238106
ISBN 13 
9780664238100
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
216
Rating
  • 4.15 out of 5 stars
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