Fortress Introduction to Salvation and the Cross [Paperback]

David A. Brondos (Author)

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Publication Date: July 2007

In this masterful survey and analysis of 2000 years of Christian reflection on salvation, theologian David Brondos lays bare the diverse and even competing understandings, their social context and development, and their strengths and weaknesses. Concentrating on eleven of the most important figures, Brondos unfolds each as pursuing a distinctive story of salvation or atonement.

The eleven figures include Isaiah, Luke, Paul, Irenaeus, Gregory of Nyssa, Anselm, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Albrecht Ritschl, Karl Barth, Rudolf Bultmann, Jon Sobrino, and Rosemary Radford Ruether.

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David A. Brondos is Professor of Theology at the Theological Community of Mexico, an ecumenical consortium of seminaries in Mexico City, where he teaches systematic theology and biblical studies. An ordained ELCA minister, he is author of The Letter and the Spirit: Discerning God's Will in a Complex World (Lutheran Voices, 2005, 978-0-8066-4935-1) and Paul on the Cross: Reconstructing the Apostle's Story of Redemption (978-0-8006- 3788-0).

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Fortress Press (July 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800662164
• ISBN-13: 978-0800662165
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,418,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Introduction to Atonement History, August 4, 2011

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This book is essentially a survey of atonement ideas through history starting with the expectation of the Old Testament illustrated in Isaiah. He then moves on the Luke (both books) and Paul. After this foundation, he moves into modern theories starting with Moral Influence. The most striking think to me is to see how quickly the story drifts away from the hope of the deliverance of the faithful remnant of Israel to an individual story of how a person can get into heaven. Like all of Brondos' work I've read so far, this one is very clearly thought out and presented. If you study atonement I don't think you can afford to skip this one.