Fortress Introduction to Salvation and the Cross

by David A. Brondos

Overview

What does it mean to be saved, and how can we make sense of theChristian claim that Christ died for our sins?

That is the work of soteriology, the classic discipline of theology thatinquires into the "saving work" of Christ and asks the what, why, andhow of redemption as understood by Christians. In this careful surveyand insightful analysis of two thousand years of Christian refl ectionon salvation, theologian David Brondos lays bare the rich, diverse, andeven competing understandings of salvation, their social context anddevelopment, and their strengths and weaknesses. Concentrating onthirteen of the most important fi gures in that long arc - from its biblical roots to its most controverted contemporary expressions - Brondosunfolds the thought of each theologian as articulating a distinctive storyof salvation or atonement.

An excellent learning tool, Brondos's succinct and helpful text is augmentedwith a helpful time line, illustrations, glossary, suggestions forfurther reading, and questions for discussion and refl ection. His workillumines how Christians through the ages have understood Jesus,salvation, and human reconciliation with God.

The thirteen figures include Isaiah, Luke, Paul, Irenaeus, Gregory of Nyssa, Anselm, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Albrecht Ritschl, Karl Barth, Rudolf Bultmann, Jon Sobrino, and Rosemary Radford Ruether.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800662165
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	06/15/2007
Series:	Fortress Introductions
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

David A. Brondos is Professor of Theology at the Theological Community of Mexico, an ecumenical consortium of seminaries in Mexico City, where he teaches systematic theology and biblical studies. An ordained ELCA minister, he is author of The Letter and the Spirit: Discerning God's Will in a Complex World (Lutheran Voices, 2005, 978-0-8066-4935-1) and Paul on the Cross: Reconstructing the Apostle's Story of Redemption (978-0-8006- 3788-0).