Swinburne on Atonement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20312837 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Scott Aspenson (University of Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-204 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4125 • E-ISSN: 1469-901X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034412500024227 |
| OpenAlex | W2144154846 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
I criticize Richard Swinburne's account of the need for and means of atonement in his Responsibility and Atonement . I offer objections to his understanding and use of the notion of ‘the gift of life’ in his account of the need for atonement; and closely related to that, I show that his conclusions about duties to God as a benefactor do not follow from his reasons. Furthermore, when examined closely, these conclusions seem false. In relation to his account of the means of atonement, I argue that the mechanism he provides to explain how Christ's actions benefit sinners does not work
Atonement · Epistemology · Mechanism (biology) · Relation (database) · Theology · Computer Science · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Philosophy · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |