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The Actuality of Atonement: A Study of Metaphor, Rationality, and the Christian Tradition - Hardcover

Gunton, Colin E.

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Synopsis

In a reissue of a masterly examination of both the Christian doctrine of Atonement and the nature and working of theological language, Professor Gunton reassesses the doctrine and the language in which it is expressed in the light of modern scholarly developments. He explains how the traditional metaphors of Atonement, drawn from the battlefield, the altar and the law courts, all express something of the meaning of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus—and examines their bearing on human life in today’s world.

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About the Author

Colin E. Gunton (1941-2003) was a British systematic theologian. He made contributions to the doctrine of Creation and the doctrine of the Trinity. He was professor of Christian Doctrine at King's College London, UK from 1984 until his death.

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'. . . a thought-provoking challenge for all Christians'.
Christoph Schwöbel

'. . . a thought-provoking challenge for all Christians'.
Christoph Schwöbel

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