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Author:   Adam Kotsko
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780567525888

ISBN 10:   0567525880
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   30 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Thinking relationally 'Religionless Christianity' and community Ontology and 'being-with' A social-relational reading of atonement theory Chapter 2: Questioning atonement Feminist and womanist perspectives Theology and social theory A case study: The question of redemptive suffering Chapter 3: Reclaiming the tradition Violent hospitality: Boersma Narrative, not ontology: Weaver Divine unilateralism: Aulen Chapter 4: Irenaeus Redemption as recapitulation One human race The principle of persuasion The togetherness of God and creation Chapter 5: Gregory of Nyssa Birth and resurrection Sensible and intelligible Dealing with the devil Chapter 6: Anselm Variations on a theme Displacing the devil Original sin and its avoidance Making the payment 'Out of love of the debtor?' Chapter 7: Abelard What is Abelard's atonement theory? Implications: Publicity and han Predestination and free will Chapter 8: Community and related questions An outstanding question Predestination and community: Karl Barth Representation and community: Dorothee Soelle Religionless vs. demythologizing interpretation Chapter 9: Politics of redemption The ontology The problem: Possession and rule The solution: A persuasive fearlessness Bibliography

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Kotsko does offer a very intriguing perspective on atonement.--Studies in Religion/ Sciences Religieuses

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Kotsko does offer a very intriguing perspective on atonement.--Studies in Religion/ Sciences Religieuses 'In this wonderfully readable and provocative book Adam Kotsko carefully examines the major texts of the tradition to demonstrate that the coherence of atonement theories depends upon a social-relational view of the human being. On this basis he offers a rethinking of atonement that fruitfully engages the contemporary controversies about this doctrine and opens up new paths for theological reflection.' - Theodore W. Jennings, Jr, Professor of Biblical and Constructive Theology, Chicago Theological Seminary, IL, USA. --Sanford Lakoff Kotsko does offer a very intriguing perspective on atonement.Religious Studies Review, Vol. 37, Issue 4 An indispensable contribution to the thorny theory of atonement. Hip to the feminist critique, inflected by the postmodern return to political theology, and steeped in the depths and potentialities of the doctrinal tradition, Kotsko's relational ontology for the doctrine of redemption offers a lucid and erudite resource for a wide spectrum of Christian theology.Journal of Religion In this wonderfully readable and provocative book Adam Kotsko carefully examines the major texts of the tradition to demonstrate that the coherence of atonement theories depends upon a social-relational view of the human being. On this basis he offers a rethinking of atonement that fruitfully engages the contemporary controversies about this doctrine and opens up new paths for theological reflection.Studies in Religion/ Sciences Religieuses Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\: *{behavior: url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name: Table Normal ; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-style-parent: ; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman ; mso-ansi-language: #0400; mso-fareast-language: #0400; mso-bidi-language: #0400;} 'An indispensable contribution to the thorny theory of atonement. Hip to the feminist critique, inflected by the postmodern return to political theology, and steeped in the depths and potentialities of the doctrinal tradition, Kotsko's relational ontology for the doctrine of redemption offers a lucid and erudite resource for a wide spectrum of Christian theology.' - Catherine Keller, Professor of Constructive Theology, . Author of Face of the Deep and On the Mystery. --Sanford Lakoff Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4st1\: *{behavior: url(#ieooui) }/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name: Table Normal ;mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow: yes;mso-style-parent: ;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-pagination: widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Times New Roman ;mso-ansi-language: #0400;mso-fareast-language: #0400;mso-bidi-language: #0400;}'An indispensable contribution to the thorny theory of atonement. Hip to the feminist critique, inflected bythe postmodern return to political theology, and steeped in the depths andpotentialities of the doctrinal tradition, Kotsko's relational ontology for the doctrine ofredemption offers a lucid and erudite resource for a wide spectrum of Christian theology.' - CatherineKeller, Professor of Constructive Theology, .Author of Face of the Deep and On the Mystery. --,

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Adam Kotsko is Visiting Assistant Professorof Religions at Kalamazoo College (USA). His current research interests include 20th century European philosophy and early Christian thought.

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