Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement
Gustaf Aulen A. G. Herbert
ISBN 10: 1592443303 ISBN 13: 9781592443307
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Gustaf Aulen's classic work, 'Christus Victor', has long been a standard text on the atonement. Aulen applies history of ideas' methodology to historical theology in tracing the development of three views of the atonement. Aulen asserts that in traditional histories of the doctrine of the atonement only two views have usually been presented, the objective/Anselmian and the subjective/Aberlardian views. According to Aulen, however, there is another type of atonement doctrine in which Christ overcomes the hostile powers that hold humanity in subjection, at the same time that God in Christ reconciles the world to Himself. This view he calls the "classic" idea of the atonement. Because of its predominance in the New Testament, in patristic writings, and in the theology of Luther, Aulen holds that the classic type may be called the distinctively Christian idea of the atonement.
About the Author: Bishop Gustaf Aulen (1879-1977) was a distinguished Swedish theologian, educator, lecturer, writer, and leader of the ecumenical movement. Besides this book, Christus Victor; Church, Law, and Society; and Dag Hammarskjold's White Book have made him widely known throughout the English speaking world.
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Title: Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the ...
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
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