According to the Nicene Creed, Christ died for us and for our salvation. But while all Christians agree that Christs death and resurrection has saving significance, there is little unanimity in how and why that is the case. In fact, Christian history is littered with various accounts of the redemptive value of Christs death, and new models and motifs are constantly being proposed, many of which now stand in stark contrast to earlier reflections. How then should contemporary articulations of the crosss saving significance be judged?

At the heart of this book is the contention that Christian...