Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Christological Sources
- Part II The Christological Reception
- Part III The Contemporary Christological Discussions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion … (continued from page ii)
- References
13 - Christology and the Atonement
from Part IIIa - Christology and Systematic Theology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2025
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Christological Sources
- Part II The Christological Reception
- Part III The Contemporary Christological Discussions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion … (continued from page ii)
- References
Summary
Incarnation and Atonement are two aspects of the work of Christ addressed in Christology. In the IIncarnation, God the Son assumes a human nature in order to bring about human salvation; and in Atonement he achieves this. Various accounts of atonement have developed over the centuries. This chapter considers the major historic views in the context of a broadly Chalcedonian understanding of the Incarnation.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Christology , pp. 219 - 233Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
References
Further Suggested Readings
Anatolios, Khaled. Deification Through the Cross: An Eastern Orthodox Theology of Salvation. Grand Rapids, MI, 2022.Google Scholar
of Canterbury, Anselm. Cur Deus Homo. In Anselm: The Complete Treatises, translated by Thomas Williams. Indianapolis, IN, 2022.Google Scholar
Aulén, Gustaf. Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement. London, 1931.Google Scholar
Brown, Joanne Carlson and Bohn, Carole R., eds. Christianity, Patriarchy, and Abuse: A Feminist Critique. New York City, NY, 1989.Google Scholar
Crisp, Oliver. Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of Christ. Downers Grove, IL, 2020.Google Scholar
Myers, Benjamin. “The Patristic Doctrine of Atonement.” In Locating Atonement: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics, edited by Crisp, Oliver D. and Sanders, Fred, 71–88. Grand Rapids, MI, 2015.Google Scholar
Stump, Eleonore. Atonement. Oxford Studies in Analytic Theology. Oxford, 2018.10.1093/oso/9780198813866.001.0001CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tanner, Kathryn. Christ the Key. Current Issues in Theology. Cambridge, 2009.10.1017/CBO9780511803499CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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