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One of today's leading Christian theologians challenges the church to be captured afresh by the immeasurable height, depth, and breadth of God's salvation.

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All too often, the Christian understanding of salvation has been one-dimensional, reducing all that God has done for us to a single conception or idea. Tom Greggs, one of today's leading theologians, offers a brief, accessibly written, but theologically substantive treatment of the doctrine of salvation. Drawing on the broad tradition of the church and the Christian faith in explaining the Christian understandings of salvation, Greggs challenges the contemporary church to be captured afresh by the immeasurable height, depth, and breadth of God's saving actions.

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One of today's leading Christian theologians challenges the church to be captured afresh by the immeasurable height, depth, and breadth of God's salvation."This is Christian theology of the highest quality--engaging and biblical, shaped by the rich resources of Christian tradition and personal experience. The Breadth of Salvation is the work of an outstanding preacher, theologian, and disciple."-- David Wilkinson , St. John's College, Durham University"With stories, examples, clarity, and a brimming personal faith, Tom Greggs tells us of the sheer abundance of God, which overwhelms our petty models of salvation, our divisiveness, and our easy, conventional expectations. This is a profound book, but it is entirely readable."-- Iain R. Torrance , Princeton Theological Seminary (emeritus)"This is an important resource for Christians who want to grasp the breadth and depth of salvation--and who perhaps have begun to wonder if the good news of the gospel is truly good news for the world. While Christians tend to mistake belief in models and theories of atonement for salvation itself, Greggs offers a holistic picture of salvation that is surprising, radically inclusive, and worthy of hope."-- Jennifer M. McBride , author of Radical Discipleship: A Liturgical Politics of the Gospel "Tom Greggs underlines the wideness in God's mercy in hopes of decompartmentalizing our many distinct conceptions of God. While holding firmly to the anchor of God's grace, he breaks down the confining wall of human distinctions in order to shine a light on the universal reach of God's one Interrupter of human self-absorption, who is Christ. Tom's is a synthetic theology that unbinds straitjackets in favor of wonder."-- Paul F. M. Zahl , Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry (emeritus)"The question of what it means to be saved is complex, fraught, and sometimes divisive. Often we try to keep our understanding of salvation within narrow parameters that have a tendency to limit God's grace. Greggs clarifies and expands our understanding of salvation in ways that open us up to the fullness of God's wondrous gift. This book is a gift to the church and to those disciples who seek to live out salvation in ways that are full, faithful, and transformative."-- John Swinton , King's College, University of Aberdeen

Author Biography

Tom Greggs, FRSE (PhD, Cambridge University), holds the Marischal Chair of Divinity at the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland, and is a founding codirector of the Aberdeen Centre for Protestant Theology. He is the author of several books, including Dogmatic Ecclesiology and Theology against Religion: Constructive Dialogues with Bonhoeffer and Barth.

Table of Contents

ContentsIntroduction1. The Breadth of the CrossSalvation in Christ, Not in Models of Christ's AtonementSo What Do Theologies of the Atonement Do?The Range of Images in ScriptureThe Breadth of Models or Interpretations of SalvationThe Breadth of the Human Jesus's PassionConclusion2. The Breadth of Salvation in the Society of GodA Vertical and Horizontal FallChristocentric Horizontal Reconciliation"To Your Advantage That I Go Away": The Breadth of the Spirit's Work of SalvationSalvation through Loving the Given OtherConclusion3. The Breadth of Grace for the World The Keys of the KingdomThe Complexity of New Testament Judgment ImageryAt Once Justified and SinnersThe Place of the Assurance of Faith in a Fallen WorldConclusion4. The Breadth of RepentanceTurning to ChristTurning HelplesslyTurning to OutcastsConclusionConclusionIndex

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All too often, the Christian understanding of salvation has been one-dimensional, reducing all that God has done for us to a single conception or idea. Tom Greggs, one of today's leading theologians, offers a brief, accessibly written, but theologically substantive treatment of the doctrine of salvation. Drawing on the broad tradition of the church and the Christian faith in explaining the Christian understandings of salvation, Greggs challenges the contemporary church to be captured afresh by the immeasurable height, depth, and breadth of God's saving actions.

Details ISBN1540961958 Author Tom Greggs Pages 144 Publisher Baker Publishing Group Year 2020 ISBN-10 1540961958 ISBN-13 9781540961952 Short Title The Breadth of Salvation Language English Format Paperback Subtitle Rediscovering the Fullness of God's Saving Work DEWEY 234 Imprint Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group Place of Publication Ada, MI Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-07-21 NZ Release Date 2020-07-21 Publication Date 2020-09-01 UK Release Date 2020-09-01 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2020-09-01 We've got this

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