The Politics of Redemption: The Social Logic of Salvation

ISBN-13: 9780567185662 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 224 str.

Adam Kotsko

Opis

This is a new theory of the atonement, showing that the Christian account of salvation can only fully make sense if approached from a social-political angle. It provides an accessible introduction to theories of salvation and it helps readers to rethink the concept of salvation focussing on social meaning.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Thinking relationally

'Religionless Christianity' and community
Ontology and 'being-with'
A social-relational reading of atonement theory

Chapter 2: Questioning atonement

Feminist and womanist perspectives
Theology and social theory
A case study: The question of redemptive suffering

Chapter 3: Reclaiming the tradition

Violent hospitality: Boersma
Narrative, not ontology: Weaver
Divine unilateralism: Aulen

Chapter 4: Irenaeus

Redemption as recapitulation
One human race
The principle of persuasion
The togetherness of God and creation Chapter

5: Gregory of Nyssa

Birth and resurrection
Sensible and intelligible
Dealing with the devil

Chapter 6: Anselm

Variations on a theme
Displacing the devil
Original sin and its avoidance
Making the payment
'Out of love of the debtor?'

Chapter 7: Abelard

What is Abelard's atonement theory?
Implications: Publicity and han
Predestination and free will

Chapter 8: Community and related questions

An outstanding question
Predestination and community: Karl Barth
Representation and community: Dorothee Soelle
Religionless vs. demythologizing interpretation

Chapter 9: Politics of redemption

The ontology
The problem: Possession and rule
The solution: A persuasive fearlessness

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