Atonement and Comparative Theology : : The Cross in Dialogue with Other Religions / / ed. by Catherine Cornille.

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• MitwirkendeR: Bidlack, Bede Benjamin,; Clooney, Francis X.,; Cornille, Catherine,; Courau, Thierry-Marie,; Heim, S. Mark,; Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, Daniel,; Lefebure, Leo D.,; Madigan S.J., Daniel A.,; Madigan, Daniel A.,; Moyaert, Marianne,; Ralston, Joshua,; Roberts, Michelle Voss,; Stosch, Klaus von,; Uzukwu, Elochukwu,
• HerausgeberIn: Cornille, Catherine,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions ; 9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

The central Christian belief in salvation through the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ remains one of the most intractable mysteries of Christian faith. Throughout history, it has given rise to various theories of atonement, many of which have been subject to critique as they no longer speak to contemporary notions of evil and sin or to current conceptions of justice. One of the important challenges for contemporary Christian theology thus involves exploring new ways of understanding the salvific meaning of the cross.In Atonement and Comparative Theology, Christian theologians with expertise in Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and African Religions reflect on how engagement with these traditions sheds new light on the Christian understanding of atonement by pointing to analogous structures of sin and salvation, drawing attention to the scandal of the cross as seen by the religious other, and re-interpreting aspects of the Christian understanding of atonement. Together, they illustrate the possibilities for comparative theology to deepen and enrich Christian theological reflection.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Why Atonement -- Who Needs It? -- Christian Atonement Enlightened by a Buddhist Perspective on Craving -- How Q 5:75 Can Help Christians Conceptualize Atonement -- Not for Myself Alone: Atonement and Penance After Daoism -- Suffering and the Scandal of the Cross -- God’s Suffering in the Hindu- Christian Gaze -- More Than Meets the Eye: The Cross as Maṇḍala -- Divine Suffering and Covenantal Belonging: Considering the Atonement with Heschel and Moltmann -- The Clash and Continuity of Interpretation of Redemptive Suffering Between African Religions and Christianity -- Rethinking Redemption -- Redemptive Suffering After the Shoah: -- Judgment on the Cross: Resurrection as Divine Vindication -- “At One or Not At One?” -- How Empty Is the Cross? -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Index