Past Event and Present Salvation: The Christian Idea of Atonement

How can an event that has taken place in the past have an effect upon the human experience of salvation in the present? In examining one of the essential questions of the Christian faith, Paul S. Fiddes explores the limits as well as the gains to be made in speaking about crucifixion as a historical event, and considers the relationship of the crucifixion to the continuing process of God's saving activity. He considers the relevance of a past act of atonement to such areas of practical experience as forgiveness, liberation, and suffering.

Author: Paul S. Fiddes
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 01/01/1989
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.54w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780664250362

About the Author
Fiddes, Paul S.: - Paul S. Fiddes is Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Oxford in England.