{"product_id":"the-nonviolent-atonement-9780802849083","title":"The Nonviolent Atonement","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis challenging work explores the history of the Christian doctrine of atonement  exposing the intrinsically violent dimensions of the traditional  Anselmian satisfaction atonement view and offering instead a new  thoroughly nonviolent paradigm for understanding atonement based on narrative Christus Victor. The book develops a two-part argument. J. Denny Weaver first develops narrative Christus Victor as a comprehensive  nonviolent atonement motif. The other side of the discussion exposes the assumptions and the accommodation of violence in traditional atonement motifs. The first chapter lays out narrative Christus Victor as nonviolent atonement that reflects the entire biblical story  though paying particular attention to Revelation  the Gospels  and Paul. This biblical discussion also touches on the Old Testament story  Hebrew sacrifices  and the book of Hebrews. Following chapters place narrative Christus Victor in conversation with defenders of Anselm and with representatives of black  feminist  and womanist theologies. These discussions expose an accumulation of dimensions of violence in the several forms of satisfaction atonement. A final substantive chapter analyzes the inadequacy of all attempts to defend Anselm against the recent challenges raised by feminist and womanist perspectives. This analysis lays bare the violent dimensions of satisfaction atonement  which can be camouflaged but not removed. In light of this discussion  Weaver argues that the view of satisfaction atonement must be abandoned and replaced with narrative Christus Victor as the only thoroughly biblical and thoroughly nonviolent alternative. A provocative study that cuts to the very heart of Christian thought  The Nonviolent Atonement will be of interest to scholars  students  and pastors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646941782069,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802849083","price":29.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802849083.jpg?v=1781682594","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-nonviolent-atonement-9780802849083","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}