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Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Thinking relationally'Religionless Christianity' and communityOntology and 'being-with'A social-relational reading of atonement theoryChapter 2: Questioning atonementFeminist and womanist perspectivesTheology and social theoryA case study: The question of redemptive sufferingChapter 3: Reclaiming the traditionViolent hospitality: BoersmaNarrative, not ontology: WeaverDivine unilateralism: AulenChapter 4: IrenaeusRedemption as recapitulationOne human raceThe principle of persuasionThe togetherness of God and creationChapter 5: Gregory of NyssaBirth and resurrectionSensible and intelligibleDealing with the devilChapter 6: AnselmVariations on a themeDisplacing the devilOriginal sin and its avoidanceMaking the payment'Out of love of the debtor?'Chapter 7: AbelardWhat is Abelard's atonement theory?Implications: Publicity and hanPredestination and free willChapter 8: Community and related questionsAn outstanding questionPredestination and community: Karl BarthRepresentation and community: Dorothee SoelleReligionless vs. demythologizing interpretationChapter 9: Politics of redemptionThe ontologyThe problem: Possession and ruleThe solution: A persuasive fearlessnessBibliography