MODELS OF ATONEMENTATONEMENT (ST 4416)
Term: 2024-2025 Winter Term
Schedule
Sat, 8:00 AM - 4:20 PM (1/4/2025 - 1/4/2025) Location: MAIN GH 101
Sun, 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM (1/5/2025 - 1/5/2025) Location: MAIN GH 101
Mon, 8:00 AM - 4:20 PM (1/6/2025 - 1/6/2025) Location: MAIN GH 101
Description
This course examines the nuances of Atonement in the Christian Tradition. It focuses on the fundamental questions of: What went "wrong" in the relationship between God and humanity? And, what has God done about it? It will move through the traditional understandings of atonement as sacrifice; restoration; reconciliation; penal substitution; moral influence; and ministerial vision. It will root the definitions of Atonement in the Bible and then walk through the history of Christian thought to understand and evaluate different models and their nuances for today's challenges in the Christian faith.