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(A recycled thread -- had been St. Patrick's Breastplate)
Christianity Today once listed four "theories of the atonement." They left out the "Christus Victor" theory of Gustav Aulen. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592443303/102-4505123-4434519?v=glance&n=283155
Bishop Kallistos Ware remarks that when it comes to "theories of the atonement" the best advice is "safety in numbers." (Don't push any single analogy too far!)
This week I ran across something that is not "another" theory; but it is something that reframes the question by presenting the approach that begins with the historical fact of the crucifixion and resurrect, and from there begins with the theological centrality of the same for the very existence of the world. Ephesians 1:3-10 is and example of this. Even sin and even the consignment of all to the power of sin is seen as centered on and in service of the Gospel--as Paul said.
Quite an interesting, if slow read.
http://store.goarch.org/product.php?productid=17490
Mystery of Christ: Life in Death, The
by John Behr
“A Christian’s first concern is for truth. The Mystery of Christ provides astounding insights into thetruth, indeed the many truths, of and about God’s gospel in his Son Jesus, the crucified Lord.”
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