false 1037862 1 Over the centuries the church developed a number of metaphors, such as penal substitution or the ransom theory, to speak about Christ's death on the cross and the theological concept of the atonement. Yet too often, says Scot McKnight, Christians have held to the supremacy of one metaphor over the others. He argues instead that to plumb the rich theological depths of the atonement, we must consider all its metaphors and ask whether they each serve a larger purpose. A Community Called Atonement not only values the church's atonement metaphors but also asserts that the atonement fundamentally shapes the life of the Christian and of the church. Because Christ identifies with humans to call us into a community that reflects God's love, that community must then offer God's love to others through the practice of justice and fellowship, living out its life together as the story of God's reconciliation. Scot McKnight thus offers an accessible, thought-provoking theology of atonement that engages the concerns of those in the emerging church conversation and that will be of interest to all those who are listening in. 1024216 15 8 2007 A Community Called Atonement (Living Theology) total:32|5:8|4:18|3:5|2:1|1:0| 32 129 68 9 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 10:35:41 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 26 12:15:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 29 15:32:13 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 30 22:34:37 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 29 10:12:18 -0700 2008
Mcknight demonstrates how to use various metaphors for the atonement in a most generous way. Here's a radical idea: rather than using our pet theory to form a distorted view of Christian doctrine, and as a we...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 20 12:28:04 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 07 14:42:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 30 20:27:36 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 20:32:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 22:28:29 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 16:19:01 -0800 2009
So glad I read this! In a nutshell,...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 12:03:44 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 12:04:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 04:14:37 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 04:16:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 28 20:38:15 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 13:24:58 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 20:38:15 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Dec 07 14:28:20 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 20 09:36:08 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 07 14:28:20 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 19:18:27 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 19:18:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 05 05:03:24 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 05:03:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 07:18:48 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 07:19:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 08:22:36 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 08:22:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 27 13:18:02 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 13:18:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 11:33:59 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 11:33:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:28:51 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 00:28:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 06 22:45:35 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 22:45:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 16:41:14 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 16:41:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jun 26 22:18:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 22:18:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 24 19:13:22 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 19:13:25 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1037862