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Reconciliation
- In Christian theology and political philosophy, five partially overlapping areas of meaning are treated in terms of reconciliation. (1) Dogmatic theology often operates with an umbrella concept covering the entire work of Christ. (2) Philosophical theology employs a concept of atonement/rec...
- Author
- Risto Saarinen
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence, Ethics
Salvation in the Bible
- Salvation in the Bible has two aspects, which might be called deliverance and blessing. In love, God takes the initiative to rescue human beings from a negative condition – such as illness, danger, death, exclusion, oppression, or sin – and bring them into a positive condition – such as hea...
- Author
- Brenda Colijn
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts
Sacrifice and the Old Testament
- This article introduces the reader to ancient sacrificial rituals that the biblical authors regarded as acceptable to their God, as they are portrayed in Old Testament Hebrew texts. These texts, especially instructions in the Pentateuch regarding the system of ...
- Author
- Roy E. Gane
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts
Teshuva
- This encyclopaedia article aims to provide an exhaustive investigation of the concept of Teshuva in Jewish thought, with a focus on its historical trajectory and multifaceted interpretations. The term teshuva in Hebrew etymologically means ‘return’, suggesting a journey back to an original st...
- Author
- Ghila Amati and Miri Freud-Kandel
- Faith tradition
- Judaism
- Topics
- Spiritual life and practices
Jesus as the Pattern of Love in Atonement
- This article discusses the interpretation of the Christian doctrine of atonement which is usually called the ‘moral influence’ theory. A close analysis will suggest that this theory is better called ‘persuasive love’, since the revelation of God’s love in the death of Christ is central to...
- Author
- Paul Fiddes
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
Sacrifice and the New Testament
- In the ancient Near East and Roman Empire of the first century CE, sacrificial rituals were a common worship practice of many different religions and cultures. Due to the destruction of the Herodian Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE, early Christianity developed – as a movement of Jews who followe...
- Author
- Christian Eberhart
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Sacred texts
Jesus as Substitute
- This article explores the complex notion of Jesus as substitute in Christian theology, situating this topic within the doctrine of the atonement in general. It considers the role of ‘theories’ of the atonement, and provides a biblical/historical/theological overview of substitution in gener...
- Author
- Adam Johnson
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Being and existence
René Girard and Mimetic Theory
- René Girard is not a theologian; he is best described as fundamental anthropologist and culture theorist. His versatile system of hermeneutical and heuristic thinking is known to its author as ‘the Mimetic Theory’. Girardian ‘mimesis’ denotes, in a myriad of particular forms, a stru...
- Author
- Paul Gifford
- Faith tradition
- Christianity
- Topics
- Philosophy and science
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