Re-Thinking Atonement in Jonathan Edwards and New England Theology
Jonathan Edwards′ New England theology has a great deal more to say that is of contemporary doctrinal interest than it is often credited with, particularly as it relates to the doctrine of atonement. This article explores several anomalous claims made be this 18th and 19th century tradition, and in...
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| description | Jonathan Edwards′ New England theology has a great deal more to say that is of contemporary doctrinal interest than it is often credited with, particularly as it relates to the doctrine of atonement. This article explores several anomalous claims made be this 18th and 19th century tradition, and in this way, challenges the recent and growing consensus that Edwards espoused the penal substitution model and his successors a moral government model. I argue that of all that is yet to be considered about their doctrine of atonement, we ought to begin with those claims made about the nature and demands of divine justice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c4f9f4d89f84337a431fb33b23a31852022-12-21T19:22:02ZengSciendoPerichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University2284-73082017-05-01151859910.1515/perc-2017-0005perc-2017-0005Re-Thinking Atonement in Jonathan Edwards and New England TheologyHamilton S. Mark0Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NetherlandsJonathan Edwards′ New England theology has a great deal more to say that is of contemporary doctrinal interest than it is often credited with, particularly as it relates to the doctrine of atonement. This article explores several anomalous claims made be this 18th and 19th century tradition, and in this way, challenges the recent and growing consensus that Edwards espoused the penal substitution model and his successors a moral government model. I argue that of all that is yet to be considered about their doctrine of atonement, we ought to begin with those claims made about the nature and demands of divine justice.https://doi.org/10.1515/perc-2017-0005jonathan edwardsnew england theologyatonementdivine justice |
| spellingShingle | Hamilton S. Mark Re-Thinking Atonement in Jonathan Edwards and New England Theology Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University jonathan edwards new england theology atonement divine justice |
| title | Re-Thinking Atonement in Jonathan Edwards and New England Theology |
| title_full | Re-Thinking Atonement in Jonathan Edwards and New England Theology |
| title_fullStr | Re-Thinking Atonement in Jonathan Edwards and New England Theology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re-Thinking Atonement in Jonathan Edwards and New England Theology |
| title_short | Re-Thinking Atonement in Jonathan Edwards and New England Theology |
| title_sort | re thinking atonement in jonathan edwards and new england theology |
| topic | jonathan edwards new england theology atonement divine justice |
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