God of Salvation

Ivor J. Davidson is Professor of Systematic Theology, University of St Andrews, Scotland and Murray A. Rae is Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at the University of Otago, New Zealand

• List of Contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction: God of Salvation, 1 ‘It was the Will of the Lord to Bruise Him’: Soteriology and the Doctrine of God, 2 A Simple Salvation? Soteriology and the Perfections of God, 3 Salvation as Judgement and Grace, 4 Creation and Salvation in the Image of an Incomprehensible God, 5 The Salvation of Creatures, 6 Salvation and History, 7 Salvation and Atonement: On the Value and Necessity of the Work of Jesus Christ, 8 Salvation’s Setting: Election, Justification and the Church, 9 Salvation Beyond the Church’s Ministry: Reflections on Barth and Rahner, 10 Salvation’s Destiny: Heirs of God, Select Bibliography, Index of Biblical References, Index of Authors and Subjects

'This important, exciting and informative work will be immensely useful to all who would think seriously about the origin, meaning and goal of salvation today. Anyone looking for a portrayal of soteriology firmly anchored in the doctrines of the Trinity and the incarnation, with a view toward eschatology that takes into account the whole of creation, will want to read this book.' Paul D. Molnar, St. John's University, New York, USA 'This skillfully edited collection of essays by leading theologians constitutes an invaluable contribution to the contemporary debate on the nature of salvation. It will prove an invaluable resource for academics, students and lay theologians alike. This is both a timely and immensely impressive volume.' Alan J. Torrance, University of St Andrews, UK '... what unites the ten essays in the volume is the focus on soteriology, as the title suggests, but more than this, there is a focus throughout most of the essays upon the triune God, centred in Jesus Christ, and with an eye on the cosmic scope of God's redemptive purposes... [Davidson] opens up something of the expansiveness a genuinely Christian soteriology presents and then offers suggestions, prompts, and indications of where such a soteriology may go. This alone would provide a useful introductory reading for any class on the topic... this volume is sure to thrill...' Colloquium ’... the text would be especially useful to graduate students, especially in the Reformed and Roman Catholic traditions, as its ultimate value is in placing soteriology within a systematic theological framework, a perspective that it does well.’ Religious Studies Review '... an excellent volume, full of thoughtful arguments, and any systematic theologian will benefit from working through it.' Theological Book Review '... one can only applaud the Reformed theologians of God of Salvation for a collection of essays that finds the transcendence of God non-negotiable, even while opening themselves to the