Richard L. Floyd

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross: Reflections on the Atonement Richard L. Floyd

A study of the Atonement for the mainline Protestant Church. From the introduction: "The essays that follow attempt to address the important issues that must be addressed if we are to speak about atonement in a manner that is faithful to the biblical narrative. Chapter One asks, "Is substitutionary atonement biblical? " Chapter Two rehearses the traditional problems associated with substitutionary atonement. Chapter three looks at the soteriology of P. T. Forsyth, and Chapter Four details his kenotic theory. Chapter Five addresses the problem of appropriation as expressed through the writings of Paul Fiddes, a contemporary theologian. Chapter Six summarizes what we have learned from the other essays and lays out how we might now speak about atonement."