Atonement for a Sinless Society

Second Edition
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-227-17584-2
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 206 g

Reihe: James Clarke

An engaging exploration of how the Christian doctrine of atonement can be made relevant to a modern culture in which the idea of 'sin' has lost its power.

"Sin isn't relevant anymore." Alan Mann takes seriously this often-heard assertion and instead goes in search of the real plight at the heart of contemporary western society. What he finds there is a personal, pervasive, and self-diminishing disease impacting the lives of millions of people: shame. With this insight, Atonement for a Sinless Society seeks a fresh encounter with the biblical narrative, building a more meaningful understanding of the story of Jesus and his disciples for the world in which we live and, in doing so, bringing the Christian understanding of atonement into the twenty-first century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mann, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

(More) Musings and Methodology

Part 1 The Stories We Tell

1 A Narrative-Shift towards Innocence

2 Recognizing Shame

3 Shame and Atonement: Some Issues to Consider

Part 2 The Function of Narrative

4 Narrative Now

5 Narrative Possibilities

6 Narrative, and Christian Soteriology

Part 3 The Intent of Jesus in the Gospels

7 Jesus Narrates His Intent: A Story of Coherence

8 Judas and the Disciples: Stories of Incoherence

9 From 'Death' to Life: The Hope of Human Coherence

Part 4 Indwelling the Counter Narrative

10 A Rite of Identification

11 A Confrontation with Self

12 An Act of Communion

The End of the Beginning: Some Closing Thoughts

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