Ebook {Epub PDF} A Community Called Atonement by Scot McKnight

 · In A Community Called Atonement, McKnight suggests that modern discussions about the atonement are too narrowly focused. Using the analogy of golf, he suggests that we need a golf bag that can hold the various clubs (atonement metaphors) so that they can each be used in the appropriate circumstances/5. A Community Called Atonement is a constructive theology that not only values the church's atonement metaphors but also asserts that the atonement fundamentally shapes the life of the Christian and of the church. That is, Christ identifies with humans to call us into a community that reflects God's love (the church)--but that community then has the responsibility to offer God's love to others through missional Cited by: A Community Called Atonement Volume 1 of Living theology: Author: Scot McKnight: Publisher: Abingdon Press, ISBN: , Length: pages: Subjects5/5(1).

bltadwin.ru: A Community Called Atonement (Living Theology) () by McKnight, Scot and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. In his book A Community Called Atonement Scot McKnight weighs in on this weighty topic. His contention in this book is that atonement theories are like golf clubs. In the game of golf, there are different clubs that are to be used in different situations. You use a driver off the tee block. You use a wedge to chip the ball onto the green. Scott McKnight's "A Community Called Atonement" By Nick On Ma In Atonement Theology, Scot McKnight With No Comments Permalink Atonement Theology, or how we understand the meaning and consequence of the death of Jesus on a Roman cross has been a much discussed topic in the last decade.

Scot McKnight’s A Community Called Atonement (Abingdon, ) is one of the most important Christian books of the year. McKnight’s work shows how each model of atonement theology has a biblical basis and a rightful place in discussions about the meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection. If you ever tire of seeing the beauty of the atonement mired in abstract theological debate, you will love this book. Scot McKnight’s A Community Called Atonement. Many of us evangelicals know the inner discontent we grew up concerning the stripped down, austere, narrow understanding of the atonement we were taught day in day out in church, Sunday school and youth camp. In A Community Called Atonement, McKnight suggests that modern discussions about the atonement are too narrowly focused. Using the analogy of golf, he suggests that we need a golf bag that can hold the various clubs (atonement metaphors) so that they can each be used in the appropriate circumstances.