Violence, Hospitality, and the Cross Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition by

Description: Violence, Hospitality, and the Cross Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition by Hans Boersma Offers a new model for understanding the atonement, sensitive to both the Christian tradition and its postmodern critics. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The cross is central to understanding Christian theology. But is it possible that our postmodern setting requires a new model of understanding the cross?Hans Boersmas Violence, Hospitality, and the Cross proposes an understanding of the atonement that is sensitive both to the Christian tradition and to the postmodern critiques of that tradition. His fresh approach draws on the rich resources of the Christian tradition in its portrayal of Gods hospitality in Jesus Christ. Author Biography Hans Boersma (Th.D., University of Utrecht) holds the J. I. Packer Chair of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author or editor of several books, including A Hot Pepper Corn: Richard Baxters Doctrine of Justification in Its Seventeenth-Century Context of Controversy. Table of Contents IntroductionPart 1:The Divine Face of Hospitality1. The Possibility of Hospitality2. Limited Hospitality: Election and Violence in Eternity3. Preferential Hospitality: Election and Violence in HistoryPart 2:The Cruciform Face of Hospitality 4. Atonement, Metaphors, and Models5. Modeling Hospitality: Atonement as Moral Influence6. Atonement and Mimetic Violence7. Hospitality, Punishment, and the Atonement8. Atonement, Violence, and VictoryPart 3:The Public Face of Hospitality9. The Church as the Community of Hospitality10. Public Justice and the Hospitality of LiberationEpilogueIndexes Review "This is generous evangelicalism at its best....Boersma does a fine job of bringing Scripture and tradition to bear on the contemporary situation all for the sake of the churchs participation in the divine hospitality." Long Description The cross is central to understanding Christian theology. But is it possible that our postmodern setting requires a new model of understanding the cross? Hans Boersmas Violence, Hospitality, and the Cross proposes an understanding of the atonement that is sensitive both to the Christian tradition and to the postmodern critiques of that tradition. His fresh approach draws on the rich resources of the Christian tradition in its portrayal of Gods hospitality in Jesus Christ. Review Quote "This is generous evangelicalism at its best....Boersma does a fine job of bringing Scripture and tradition to bear on the contemporary situation all for the sake of the churchs participation in the divine hospitality." Details ISBN0801031338 Author Hans Boersma Short Title VIOLENCE HOSPITALITY & THE CRO Pages 288 Language English ISBN-10 0801031338 ISBN-13 9780801031335 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 232.3 Year 2006 Imprint Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group Subtitle Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition Place of Publication Ada, MI Country of Publication United States Residence Langley, B.C., -CN Birth 1961 Edition annotated edition Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780801031335 AU Release Date 2006-04-01 NZ Release Date 2006-04-01 US Release Date 2006-04-01 UK Release Date 2006-04-01 Publisher Baker Publishing Group Publication Date 2006-04-01 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97317251;

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