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A Better Atonement: Beyond The Depraved Doctrine Of Original Sin (2012)

by Tony Jones(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

The JoPa Group

review 1: Swift and beautiful. Wonderful historical and personal exploration of the *many* ways atonement has been thought through Christian history. Best, this historical perspective allows us to see a way forward from here, free of the distortions and blind spots forced upon us by idolatrous elevation of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) over all others. Tony Jones, Peter Rollins, Moltmann, Volf, Girard, Trible, even Rob Bell, there's some real life and transformational thinking going on. Progress. New life. I'm excited.
review 2: This was a very short book, if we can even call it that. Many will find this book upsetting if not downright disturbing. However, I enjoyed the book for the most part. I can't say I completely agree with Jones' conclusions, if in fact he ... moremakes any. The point of this book seems to be to point out to others that there are different views of the atonement held by Christians. Many today assume that Penal Substitution is the gospel, but in fact it not, it is just one view of the atonement. I don't think this book will convince people of anything, but then again I don't think that was the point. Hopefully it will make you curious to search for understanding and not just take what you've learned for granted. Maybe (actually we should probably say definitely), our view of God and the work of His Son isn't nearly as great as we imagine. less

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