Zondervan - Locating Atonement: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics

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This is the third volume in a series published by Zondervan Academic. It is the proceedings of the Los Angeles Theology Conference held under the auspices of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, with the support of Fuller Theological Seminary, in January 2015. The conference is an attempt to do several things. First, it provides a regional forum in which scholars, students, and clergy can come together to discuss and reflect upon central doctrinal claims of the Christian faith. It is also an ecumenical endeavor. Bringing together theologians from a number of different schools and confessions, the LATC seeks to foster serious engagement with Scripture and tradition in a spirit of collegial dialogue (and disagreement), looking to retrieve the best of the Christian past in order to forge theology for the future. Finally, each volume in the series focuses on a central topic in dogmatic theology. It is hoped that this endeavor will continue to fructify contemporary systematic theology and foster a greater understanding of the historic Christian faith among the members of its different communions.

LOCATING ATONEMENT
EXPLORATIONS IN CONSTRUCTIVE DOGMATICS
Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders
General Editors

ZONDERVAN

Locating Atonement

Copyright 2015 by Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders

ePub Edition October 2015: ISBN 978-0-310-52117-4

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Locating atonement : explorations in constructive dogmatics / Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders, general editors.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978 0 310 52116 7 (softcover)

1. Atonement Congresses. I. Crisp, Oliver, editor.

BT265.3.L63 2015

2015

232'.3 dc23

2015021605

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To Kevin Vanhoozer,
Theologian of the Drama of Salvation

CONTENTS

Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders

Adonis Vidu

Matthew Levering

Benjamin Myers

4. ATONING WISDOM
The Wisdom of God in the Way of Salvation

Kyle Strobel and Adam J. Johnson

5. ATONEMENT AND COVENANT
Binding Together Aspects of Christs Work

Jeremy R. Treat

6. ATONEMENT IN GETHSEMANE
The Necessity of Dyothelitism for the Atonement

R. Lucas Stamps

Daniel J. Hill and Joseph Jedwab

Eric T. Yang and Stephen T. Davis

9. FROM I HAVE DONE WRONG TO I AM WRONG
(Re)Constructing Atonement as a Response to Shame

T. Mark McConnell

Bruce L. McCormack

Eleonore Stump

Michael Horton

THE EDITORS WOULD LIKE TO THANK Dr. Paul Spears, Director of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, and the staff and faculty of Biola for their assistance with and support for the third Los Angeles Theology Conference (LATC) in January of 2015, out of which these published proceedings grew. Sophia Wetzig was of great help in the administration of the conference. We are grateful to her. Thanks too to Fuller Theological Seminary for its ongoing support of LATC. This is now the third time that we are able to record grateful thanks to our editor and colleague, Katya Covrett, for her invaluable assistance without which this volume would not be in your hands, dear reader. Thanks too to the Zondervan Team (aka The Z Team) Stan Gundry as editor-in-chief, Jesse Hillman, Jim Ruark, Kari Moore, and Josh Kessler.

The atonement is an important feature of much contemporary systematic theology. Of the many Christian thinkers who have contributed to that recent resurgence of interest, Kevin Vanhoozer is certainly one of the most creative. We dedicate this third LATC volume to him as a token of our gratitude and respect.

Stephen T. Davis is professor at Claremont McKenna College, in Claremont, CA. He holds a BA from Whitworth University, an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary, a PhD from Claremont Graduate University, and the LHD (doctor of humane letters) from Whitworth University.

Daniel J. Hill is lecturer in philosophy at Liverpool University, UK. He holds a BA from Oxford University and an MA and PhD from Kings College, University of London.

Michael Horton is professor of theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Escondido, CA. He has a BA from Biola University, an MA from Westminster Theological Seminary in Escondido, and a PhD from Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and Coventry University, UK.

Joseph Jedwab is assistant professor of philosophy, Kutztown University, PA. His BA is from Kings College, London, and his MPhil and DPhil are from Oxford University.

Adam J. Johnson is assistant professor in the Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University. He received his BA from Biola University, his MA from Talbot Theological Seminary at Biola University, his MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary, and his PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Matthew Levering is the James and Mary D. Perry Jr. Professor of Theology at Mundelein Seminary, Chicago. He has a BA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, an MTS from Duke University, and a PhD from Boston College.

T. Mark McConnell is lecturer in the School of Theology, Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand. He earned his BSc degree from Glasgow Caledonian University, his LLB and MEd degrees from the University of Aberdeen, an MDiv from Regent College, Vancouver, BC, and a PhD from London School of Theology.

Bruce L. McCormack is Charles Hodge Professor of Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary. He received his BA from Point Loma Nazarene University, his MDiv from Nazarene Theological Seminary, and his PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Benjamin Myers is lecturer in systematic theology at the School of Theology, Charles Stuart University, in Sydney, Australia. He has a BA and PhD from James Cook University.

R. Lucas Stamps is assistant professor of Christian studies at California Baptist University, Riverside, CA. He holds a BA from Auburn University. His MDiv and PhD degrees are from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Kyle C. Strobel is assistant professor at Biola University and research associate at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. He holds a BA from Judson University, two MA degrees in New Testament and philosophy of religion and ethics from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, and a PhD from the University of Aberdeen.