atonement theology
Salvation through sacrifice
Atonement theology encompasses theories about how Christ's death reconciles humanity with God.
Different models emphasize different mechanisms: ransom theory sees Christ's death as payment to free humanity from bondage; substitutionary atonement holds that Christ took the punishment humans deserved; moral influence theory focuses on Christ's death as transformative example.
The debate over atonement theology has divided Christians for centuries.
- John CalvinFrench Protestant reformer
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- lamb of GodChristological sacrificial title
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- justiceFair treatment under law
covenant · expiation · mercy · repentance · Martin Luther · redemption · Augustine of Hippo · divine love · moral responsibility · forgiveness · guilty conscience · reconciliation · original sin · spiritual renewal · suffering servant · scapegoat ritual · blood of Christ · mercy seat
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Study of church theology
ethics · eschatology · liberation theology · apologetics · Christology
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Nonreligious ethical philosophy
Buddhist enlightenment · nihilism · moral relativism · prosperity gospel
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