Robert T. Walker, the nephew of T. F. Torrance, has degrees in philosophy and theology from Edinburgh University, Scotland. He currently divides his time between teaching theology at Edinburgh University and teaching outdoor pursuits in Perthshire.
Thomas F. Torrance, MBE, (1913--2007) is recognized as one of the foremost theologians of the second half of the twentieth century. He served as professor of Christian dogmatics at New College, Edinburgh, for twenty-seven years and in 1978 was the recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. Torrance was also coeditor of the Scottish Journal of Theology.
"This volume is a gift. It is carried out in deep awareness of
God's grace towards humanity in Christ and his Spirit, likewise of
the Bible, patristic theology, and John Campbell's work. The result
is a theology of the atonement along the lines of Jesus' vicarious
representation of humanity before God that avoids what Torrance
considers to be crude theologies of the atonement, including penal
substitution. It is now incumbant on the evangelical world to
clarify its relationship to Torrance and to appropriate the best of
his rich view of the atonment."
*Scott Harrower, Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology*
"Admirers of the theological work of Torrance will rejoice that his
lectures on the Atonement have been commendably collected and
edited in a form that does justice to the intent of Torrance."
*Casimir Bernas, Religious Studies Review, September 2010*
"This is a towering work that deserves to be read throughout the
ecumenical churches, to whose renewal and imperative reunion it
promises to make a vital contribution."
*George Hunsinger, Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic
Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary*
"Nowhere else in T. F. Torrance's writings will you find the kind
of synthesis of the entire sweep of his dogmatics as you will find
in Incarnation and its companion volume, Atonement. Everyone
concerned with constructive systematic theology in general, or with
Torrance's theology in particular, will want to acquire and read
these books. They reveal the heart and soul of Torrance's
theological vision."
*Elmer Colyer, Professor of Historical Theology, University of
Dubuque*
"The posthumous publication of T. F. Torrance's New College
lectures on soteriology is indeed an event. What is intended here
is an account of the saving work of Christ which does justice to
the full sweep of biblical testimony (Old Testament as well as
New). What is achieved is something on the order of a model of
models--an appropriation of the values resident in traditional
ontological, forensic and moral models in an original synthesis
that commands attention and respect. Torrance's stature as the
leading Scottish theologian of the twentieth century will only be
enhanced by these lectures, ably edited by Robert Walker."
*Bruce McCormack, Charles Hodge Professor of Systematic Theology,
Princeton Theological Seminary*
"Good theologians can write learned books on the atonement. But it
is a particular gift to write a learned book on the atonement that
is also clear, accessible and passionate. T. F. Torrance's
Atonement has these qualities and more. The book is deeply rooted
in Scripture and in Christian tradition, and it consistently points
the way to Christian living and ministry. This is a book that will
be formative for seminary students and pastors, as well as all who
seek to understand more richly the core of the faith."
*Leanne Van Dyk, dean and vice president for academic affairs, and
professor of Reformed theology, Western Theological Seminary*
"In this indispensable volume of rare insight and erudition, Thomas
F. Torrance demonstrates once again why he is esteemed as one of
the leading theologians of the twentieth century. Weaving together
Old and New Testament conceptions, Torrance here lucidly,
profoundly, thoroughly and compellingly explains how and why
Christ's atoning death can be understood only soteriologically (not
logically) on the ground of the incarnation, resurrection and
ascension of Jesus himself. Throughout this book, Torrance
powerfully conveys the meaning and significance of the deep mystery
of Christ's death on the cross as an act of God, fulfilling the
covenant both from the side of God for us and from the human side
toward God in the person of his incarnate Son, Jesus Christ, by
carefully connecting Christ's own self-understanding and activity
with the activity of the Spirit sent by the Father and Son to guide
the church in Word and sacrament until he returns. All who are
interested in serious theology today should read this book."
*Paul Molnar, professor of systematic theology, St. John's
University, New York*
"An invaluable resource for students of Torrance, and a highly
stimulating resource for all interested in Christian theology. It
will be hard to come away from this book without a feeling of
having been enriched and challenged."
*Alister E. McGrath, professor of theology, ministry and education,
and head of the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture, King's
College, London*
"Continuing the exploration of the mystery of the Son of God begun
in Incarnation, Torrance turns his attention in this second volume
to the work of the incarnate Savior, with the purposiveness,
analytical penetration and spiritual lucidity which mark him out as
one of the most weighty dogmaticians of the modern Reformed
tradition."
*John Webster, professor of systematic theology, University of
Aberdeen*
"A worthy sequel to Torrance's magisterial lectures on the
incarnation, this book takes us through a series of major themes in
Christian theology with immense authority and clarity. Detailed
exegetical study of the biblical meanings of substitution, clear
teaching on the centrality of the resurrection and the church in a
theology of redemption, and fresh thinking about the relation of
divine and human agency in the writing of Scripture--these are just
some of the treasures to be found here."
*Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury*
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