The Father's will
Subtitle: Christ's crucifixion and the goodness of God
By: Nicholas E. Lombardo, O.P.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780199688586
Subjects: Crucifixion of Jesus Christ; Theologia crucis; Redemption; Kreuzigung Jesu; Christianity; Atonement; Crucifixion; History of doctrines; Soteriologie
Description: "Drawing on philosophical analysis and historical-critical exegesis, this study sets out to clarify the Father's will for Christ and how it relates to his death on the cross. Then, after considering the theologies of Anselm and Peter Abelard, it argues for the recovery of the early Christian category of ransom."--Book jacket
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. Philosophical prolegomena; title: Intending and willing; title: Moral value and moral obligation; title: Double effect reasoning; title: The ethics of self-sacrifice; title: God's will, moral evil, and the crucifying of Christ; title: pt. II. New Testament evidence; title: Jesus' attitude toward His death; title: The crucifixion in God's plan of salvation; title: pt. III. Theological evaluation; title: Anselom and Cur Deus homo; title: Abelard's response to Anselm; title: The devil's ransom revisited.