Abandoning Penal Substitution: A Patristic Inspiration for Contemporary Protestant Understanding of the Atonement
In recent decades, there has been a resurgent interest among Protestant theologians in the so-called Christus Victor theory of the atonement. Firmly grounded in patristic thought (esp. Irenaeus of Lyons), this understanding of the work of Christ was first studied and formulated by a Swedish Lutheran...
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/9/785 |