Saving Power: Theories Of Atonement And Forms Of The Church

Saving Power: Theories Of Atonement And Forms Of The Church by Peter Schmiechen was published by Eerdmans Publishing Company in November 2005 and is our 22206th best seller. The ISBN for Saving Power: Theories Of Atonement And Forms Of The Church is 9780802829856.

Concerned to reinvigorate the church's teaching on the cross, the resurrection, and salvation - the atonement - Peter Schmiechen here invites readers to rediscover the wealth of the Christian tradition. In "Saving Power" he makes ample use of primary sources to unpack ten distinct theories of atonement, welcoming aspects of each rather than championing only one. Along the way, he demonstrates that while most Christians assume the basic theme of atonement to be sin and forgiveness, other powerful themes - liberation from oppressive powers, reconciliation in the face of division, and the hope of resurrection in the face of death, for instance - also deserve to be studied and preached.