Jesus our redeemer : a Christian approach to salvation /

Jesus our redeemer : a Christian approach to salvation /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	O'Collins, Gerald.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 280 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Jesus Christ -- Person and offices. Jesus Christ. Redemption. Christology. Redemption. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11158807

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ISBN:	9780191525261 019152526X 0199203121 019920313X 9780199203123 9780199203130
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	Jesus Our Redeemer examines what it means when Christians call Jesus their 'Redeemer' or 'Saviour'. It tackles such questions as: How can redemptive events in the past (Christ's life, death, and resurrection) bring about saving effects in the present? Why do human beings need redemption, both individually and collectively? What images of God are implied by the saving action of God and by human needs? Gerald O'Collins SJ draws on the scriptures, Christian hymns and textsfor worship, literature, the visual arts, and other sources. He examines four major models of how redemption through Christ ha.
Other form:	Print version: O'Collins, Gerald. Jesus our redeemer. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 9780199203130 019920313X

Table of Contents:

Terms and images
The creative Word and last Adam
The human condition
Original sin and children
The whole story of redemption
Redemption as deliverance from evil
Penal substitution theories
Redemption as cleansing through Christ's sacrifice
Redemption as transforming love
The Holy Spirit, the risen Christ and the church
The salvation of non-Christians
Bodily resurrection and the transformation of the world.