Lex Crucis : Soteriology and the Stages of Meaning.
What is the true story of God and humankind, and how does that story become a saving story? These are pivotal questions that constitute the narratives Christians tell about themselves, their values, and how the Christian life is to be lived. In shaping those stories into a coherent, intelligible fra...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Fortress Press,
2016.
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| Summary: | What is the true story of God and humankind, and how does that story become a saving story? These are pivotal questions that constitute the narratives Christians tell about themselves, their values, and how the Christian life is to be lived. In shaping those stories into a coherent, intelligible framework that provides comprehensive meaning, soteriology-the doctrine of redemption-developed as a keystone to Christian consciousness. This study investigates that development of the soteriological tradition, from its beginning in the early church to medieval, Reformation, and modern accounts. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (393 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781506410166 1506410162 |