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No Greater Love Than This: Violence, Nonviolence, and the Atonement

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: No Greater Love Than This: Violence, Nonviolence, and the Atonement" looks at the role of violence in the discussion of the atonement.This is accomplished by first examining a number of well-known atonement theories including Anselm's substitutionary theory, Abelard's moral exemplar, ransom theory, and Christus Victor for their connection to violence.Then, three less well-known theories such as Julian of Norwich's theory, Patrick Cheng's theosis theory, and womanist theories will be looked at in light of their connection to violence.Finally, a proposed theory of atonement, which attempts to be as low-violence as possible, will be presented.Throughout the thesis, the topics of what is violence and why a nonviolent atonement theory is needed will be addressed.

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Author: Kaeleigh A Post

Institution: Trinity Lutheran Seminary

Language: English

Topic: Violence, Religion, and Philosophy

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2597121144

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