Re-Thinking Atonement in Jonathan Edwards and New England Theology

Jonathan Edwards′ New England theology has a great deal more to say that is of contemporary doctrinal interest than it is often credited with, particularly as it relates to the doctrine of atonement. This article explores several anomalous claims made be this 18th and 19th century tradition, and in...

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Main Author: Hamilton, S. Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sciendo, De Gruyter 2017
In: Perichoresis
Year: 2017, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-99
IxTheo Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KDD Protestant Church
NBM Doctrine of Justification
Further subjects:B Jonathan Edwards New England Theology Atonement Divine Justice
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Summary:Jonathan Edwards′ New England theology has a great deal more to say that is of contemporary doctrinal interest than it is often credited with, particularly as it relates to the doctrine of atonement. This article explores several anomalous claims made be this 18th and 19th century tradition, and in this way, challenges the recent and growing consensus that Edwards espoused the penal substitution model and his successors a moral government model. I argue that of all that is yet to be considered about their doctrine of atonement, we ought to begin with those claims made about the nature and demands of divine justice.
ISSN:2284-7308
Contains:In: Perichoresis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/perc-2017-0005