40 Questions about the Atonement - by Channing L Crisler (Paperback)

About the Book

"Atonement sits at the very heart of Christian doctrine, describing believers' status as "being one again" with God through Jesus Christ. It is the culmination of God's work of reconciliation, simultaneously defining believers' relationship with God while also describing how that relationship is restored. Because of this, how one understands atonement has a profound impact on how one views and understands God, salvation, and human nature. New Testament scholar Channing L. Crisler offers a robust foundation for understanding the divine mystery of atonement, drawing on biblical and historical witnesses to answer pertinent questions, such as: Why is atonement necessary? What are the different theories of atonement? How is atonement understood by the various Christian traditions and world religions? What implications does one's understanding of atonement have on the present?"--

Book Synopsis

Atonement sits at the very heart of Christian doctrine, describing believers' status as "being one again" with God through Jesus Christ. It is the culmination of God's work of reconciliation, simultaneously defining believers' relationship with God while also describing how that relationship is restored. Because of this, how one understands atonement has a profound impact on how one views and understands God, salvation, and human nature.

New Testament scholar Channing L. Crisler offers a robust foundation for understanding the divine mystery of atonement, drawing on biblical and historical witnesses to answer pertinent questions, such as:

• Why is atonement necessary?
• What are the different theories of atonement?
• How is atonement understood by the various Christian traditions and world religions?
• What implications does one's understanding of atonement have on the present?

Through its question-and-answer format, 40 Questions About the Atonement provides an expansive introduction to the doctrine of atonement, inviting the reader to wade into this divine mystery with curiosity and awe.

Review Quotes

As a former seminarian and current pastor and evangelist, I've recently sensed a more urgent need to teach Christians theology while also noticing how difficult it is to teach anyone almost anything of true substance in our distracted, screen-addicted culture. That is why I was excited to see my friend Channing Crisler write 40 Questions About the Atonement . This is a truly helpful book written in a format that is easy to read for the student, the scholar, and the everyday believer who only has 15 minutes to spare on their lunch break. It's conversational. It's also both biblical and practical, which I find refreshing as well as spiritually nourishing. I think this book is a gift to the church as well as the academy.--Clayton King "Pastor, Evangelist, and author of Reborn and Stronger" (9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM)

On a single page, Channing Crisler references J. I. Packer and Mark Dever, Anselm of Canterbury, Georges Florovsky, Richard Hays, and 1 Corinthians--an approach indicative of the book as a whole: saturated in Scripture, sensitive to the history of the church, ecumenical in scope but evangelical in spirit, and attuned to the breadth, depth, and nuances of this great doctrine. For those who have questions about the death and resurrection of Jesus, this is a great resource capturing the spirit of a joyful, charitable, and confident evangelicalism.--Adam Johnson "Associate Professor of Theology,
Torrey Honors College, Biola University" (9/13/2024 12:00:00 AM)