Jesus and Salvation

Robin Ryanis a Passionist priest who serves as associate professor of systematic theology at Catholic Theological Union. He teaches and writes in the areas of ecclesiology, Christology, and the theology of suffering. He is the author of God and the Mystery of Human Suffering: A Theological Conversation Across the Ages (Paulist Press, 2011) and Jesus and Salvation: Soundings in the Christian Tradition and Contemporary Theology (Liturgical Press, 2015). He also edited and contributed to the book Catholics on Call: Discerning a Life of Service in the Church (Liturgical Press, 2010).

• ContentsAcknowledgments   viiIntroduction: Talking about Salvation   ixCHAPTER 1The Saving God of Israel   1CHAPTER 2Salvation in the New Testament   24CHAPTER 3Perspectives on Salvation in Early Christian Thought   50CHAPTER 4Medieval and Reformation Soteriologies   71CHAPTER 5Three Twentieth-Century Theologians   101CHAPTER 6Liberationist and Feminist Views of Salvation   127CHAPTER 7Christ and the Cosmos   148CHAPTER 8Christ as Universal Savior   166CHAPTER 9Reflections on a Tradition   187Notes   203Index of Subjects   242Index of Persons   246

"A clear, balanced, and reliable guide to the many ways that Christians have thought about salvation in Jesus Christ. Robin Ryan's book will help anyone seeking a deeper understanding of what Jesus' life, death, and resurrection mean for us today."Robert Schreiter, Catholic Theological Union