Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements 1. Atonement: The State of the Doctrine, Adam Johnson (Biola University, USA) 2. These Three Atone: Trinity and Atonement, Fred Sanders (Biola University, USA) 3. Atonement and Incarnation, Ivor J. Davidson (formerly St Andrews University, UK Dogmatic Location ) 4. Resurrection and Atonement in the Theology of Thomas T.F. Torrance, Paul D. Molnar (St John's University in New York, USA) 5. The Atonement and the Holy Spirit, Christopher R.J. Holmes (University of Otago, New Zealand) 6. God's Reconciling Work: Atonement in the Old Testament, Stephen B. Chapman (Duke Divinity School, USA) 7. Theologies of the Atonement in the New Testament, Joel B. Green (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA) 8. Athanasius's Incarnational Soteriology, Thomas G. Weinandy (St Paul Center for Biblical Theology, USA) 9. St Gregory of Nyssa on the Dynamics of Salvation, John A. McGuckin (Colombia University, USA) 10. Anselmian Atonement, Katherine Sonderegger (Virginia Theological Seminary, USA) 11. Love and the Atonement in Aquinas' Pauline Commentaries, Charles Raith II (John Brown University, USA) 12. The Fury of Love: Calvin on the Atonement, Paul Dafydd Jones (University of Virginia, USA) 13. Karl Barth, Shannon Smythe (Seattle Pacific University, USA) 14. Christ's Descent Into Hell, Rodney Howsare (DeSales University, USA) 15. The Persistence of the Ransom Theory of the Atonement, Adam Kotsko (Shimer College, USA) 16. Penal Substitution, Stephen R. Holmes (University of St Andrews, UK) 17. Methodological Issues in Approaching the Atonement, Oliver Crisp (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA) 18. Crucified -So What? Feminist Re-Readings of the Cross-Event, Arnfriour Guomundsdottir (University of Iceland, Iceland) 19. 1st, 2nd and 3rd John by Matthew Jensen 20. Peter Abelard by Adam Johnson 21. Angels by Adam Johnson 22. Animals by David Clough 23. Apostolic Fathers by Harry Maier 24. Ascension by Andrew Burgess 25. Augustine by David Meconi 26. Aulén, Gustaf by Roland Spjuth 27. Baptism by Travis McMaken 28. Bernard of Clairvaux by Tony Lane 29. Blood by Eugene Rogers 30. Bonaventure by Andrew Salzmann 31. Bultmann by David Congdon 32. Campbell, John by Peter Stevenson 33. Catherine of Siena by Adam Eitel 34. Covenant by Jeremy Treat 35. Cranmer, Thomas by Scott Harrower 36. Creeds by Ash Cocksworth 37. Culture by Paul Metzger 38. Cyril of Alexandria by Donald Fairbairn 39. Ecclesiology by Joseph Mangina 40. Edwards, Jonathan by Gary Williams 41. Eschatology by Graham Cole 42. Eucharist by Scott Harrower 43. Exemplarism by Adam Kotsko 44. Expiation/Propitiation by Graham Cole 45. Forgiveness by Cynthia Rigsby 46. P.T. Forsyth by Jason Goroncy 47. Girard, Rene by Adam Johnson 48. Global Theology by Mark Baker 49. Gospel of John by Edward Klink 50. Grotius, Hugo by Gert Van den Brink 50. Gunton, Colin by Andrew Picard 51. Hebrews by David Moffitt 52. Hegel and FC Baure by Peter C. Hodgson 53. Historical Books by Richard Briggs 54. Ignatius of Antioch by Harry Maier 55. Imagination, the Arts and the Atonement by Trevor Hart 56. Imago Dei by Ryan Peterson 57. Impassibility by Daniel Castelo 58. Irenaeus by John Behr 59. James by Robert Wall 60. Justification by Allan Spence 61. Kant by Nathan Jacobs 62. Soren Kierkegaard by Murray Rae 63. Kingdom of God by Cynthia Rigby 64. Liberation Theology by Jules Martinex 65. Lombard, Peter by Gill Evans 66. Luke and Acts by Howard Marshall 67. Luther, Martin by Robert Kolb 68. Major Prophets by Mark Gignilliat 69. Matthew and Mark by Jonathan Pennington 70. Minor Prophets by Don Collett 71. Missions, Divine by Adonis Vidu 72. Moltmann, Jürgen by Matthias Grebe 73. Munus Triplex by Adam Johnson 74. Owen, John by Kelly Kapic 75. Pannenberg by Kent Eilers 76. Pastoral Ministry by Andrew Root 77. Pauline Epistles by Tim Gombis 78. Pentateuch by Alexander Desmond 79. Petrine Epistles by David Nienhius 80. Political Theology by Peter Leithart 81. Prayer by Ash Cocksworth 82. Problem of Evil by Matthias Grebe 83. Reconciliation by Tom Bennett 84. Reformed Scholastics by Brannon Ellis 85. Religious Pluralism by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen 86. Representation by Jeanine Graham 87. Revelation by Joe Mangina 88. Ritschl by Matt Bruce 89. Santification by Ben Rhodes 90. Schleiermacher by Justin Stratis 91. Duns Scotus by Tom Ward 92. Sin by Adam Neder 93. Socinus, Faustus by Alan Gomes 94. Hugh of St. Victor by Gill Evans 95. Supra and Infra Lapsarianism by Edwin Van Driel 96. Theological Interpretation of Scripture by Scott Swain 97. Union with Christ by Mark Garcia 98. Universalism by Tom Greggs 99. Divine Violence by Adam Johnson 100. John Wesley by Tom McCall 101. Wisdom Literature by Craig Bartholomew 102. Wrath by Jeremy Wynne Index

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An edited volume on the doctrine of the atonement from a variety of historical, biblical and dogmatic perspectives.

About the Author

Adam J. Johnson received his PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield IL, and is Associate Professor of Theology at the Torey Honors Institute, Biola University, USA.

Reviews

A valuable resource. [T&T Clark Companion to the Atonement] is now the most comprehensive, up-to-date, multi-author volume on the matter. … Johnson has done everyone involved in the conversation around atonement a magnificent service. I’m sure I’ll be returning to this volume time and time again.
*Derek Rishmawy, Reformedish*

You will not agree with everything you read, but everything you read will inspire—if you let it.
*Reading Religion*

Readers will find here a wonderful array of topics matched by a superb selection of contributors, largely Reformed or Evangelical but also including eminent Catholic and Orthodox scholars. Very few books are absolutely necessary, but this one is an exception. Adam Johnson has outdone himself by producing what is truly an absolutely necessary book for anyone studying the Atonement.
*Matthew Levering, Mundelein Seminary, USA*

This is simply the most comprehensive single volume on the saving significance of the cross of Christ of which I am aware. The line-up of contributors is excellent, and in these one hundred chapters (yes you read that correctly) there is much understanding: of biblical texts, historical figures, and theological concepts. If the doctrine of the atonement is indeed the church's act of worship, as the editor suggests, then this Companion is a living and lively sacrifice of praise, what the King James Version calls a 'reasonable service' (Rom 12:1).
*Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA*