The Redemption An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Christ as Redeemer

by Davis, Stephen T.; Kendall, Daniel; O'Collins, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780199271450
• ISBN10: 0199271453
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This interdisciplinary study follows an international and ecumenical meeting of twenty-one scholars held in New York at Easter 2003: the Redemption Summit. After an opening chapter, which explores seven central questions for writers on redemption, five chapters are dedicated to the scripturalroots of the doctrine. A section on the patristic and medieval periods then examines the interpretation of redemption through the centuries. The volume moves on to foundational and systematic issues: the problem of horrendous evil, karma and grace, and differing views on justification. Studies onthe redemption in literature, art, music, and preaching form the final part. There is a fruitful dialogue between experts in a wide range of areas and the international reputation of the participants reflects and guarantees the high quality of this joint work. The result is a well researched,skilfully argued, and, at times, provocative volume on the central Christian belief: the redemption of human beings through Jesus Christ.

Author Biography

Stephen T. Davis is Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, Claremont McKenna College, California.
Daniel Kendall SJ is Professor of Theology, University of San Francisco. Gerald O'Collins SJ is Professor of Systematic and Fundamental Theology, Gregorian University, Rome.

Table of Contents

List of Plates	xix
Abbreviations	xxi
Participants in the Redemption Summit (Easter 2003, New York)	xxiii
1. Redemption: Some Crucial Issues	1	(24)
GERALD O'COLLINS, SJ
BIBLICAL QUESTIONS
2. Reconciliation and the Plain Sense Witness of Scripture	25	(18)
CHRISTOPHER SEITZ
3. Paul and the Metaphors for Salvation: Some Reflections on Pauline Soteriology	43	(26)
GORDON D. FEE
4. Redemption from the New Perspective? Towards a Multi-Layered Pauline Theology of the Cross	69	(32)
N.T. WRIGHT
5. 'God Made Christ to be Sin' (2 Corinthians 5: 21): Reflections on a Pauline Paradox	101	(20)
JEAN-NOËL ALETTI, SJ
6. Israel's Redeemer is the One to Whom and with Whom She Prays	121	(28)
PETER OCHS
PATRISTIC AND MEDIEVAL PERIODS
7. 'He Himself is Our Peace' (Eph. 2: 14): Early Christian Views of Redemption in Christ	149	(28)
BRIAN DALEY, SJ
8. The Power in the Blood: Sacrifice, Satisfaction, and Substitution in Late Medieval Soteriology	177	(30)
CAROLINE WALKER BYNUM
FOUNDATIONAL AND SYSTEMATIC ISSUES
9. Narrative and the Problem of Evil: Suffering and Redemption	207	(28)
ELEONORE STUMP
10. Karma or Grace	235	(20)
STEPHEN T. DAVIS
11. Catholic-Protestant Views of Justification: How Should Christians View Theological Disagreements?	255	(22)
C. STEPHEN EVANS
THE REDEMPTION PRACTISED AND PROCLAIMED
12. 'Graven with an Iron Pen': The Persistence of Redemption as a Theme in Literature	277	(18)
ROBERT KIELY
13. Images of Redemption in Art and Music	295	(26)
DAVID BROWN
14. The Redemption of the Created Order: Sermons on Romans 8: 18-25	321	(22)
MARGUERITE SHUSTER
Index of Names	343