Updated Christus Victor: A Neurotheological Perspective
Competing models have been proposed to explain Christ's atonement and its significance. Each model proffers its own rational merits, but embodied experiences lead us to intuit differently the plausibility of various metaphors by which we then reason about the atonement. An updated Christus Vict...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Journal of psychology and christianity
Year: 2021, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 329-343 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Soteriology
/ Neurology
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBK Soteriology |
| Summary: | Competing models have been proposed to explain Christ's atonement and its significance. Each model proffers its own rational merits, but embodied experiences lead us to intuit differently the plausibility of various metaphors by which we then reason about the atonement. An updated Christus Victor account from a neurotheological perspective intends to draw out stronger intuitions toward its plausibility by leaning into the sciences of unconscious cognition, epigenetics, embodiment, and dynamical systems theory, as well as environmental, technological, and relational influences. These unveil our vulnerability to forces outside our conscious control and explain not only our deformation (enslavement), but also the pathway toward transformation (victory), which resonates with Christus Victor motifs. Theological reflections are offered toward greater embodied and ecclesial integration of topics such as sanctification, sin, and salvation. In short, a neurotheological perspective of Christus Victor has the resources to complement a modern atonement theology that is more consonant with the psychology of lived experience. |
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| ISSN: | 0733-4273 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and christianity
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