Is the God of Anselm unloving? A response to Eleonore Stump
In her recent book Atonement, Eleonore Stump objects to the Anselmian theory of atonement, claiming it is not consistent with God's love. I argue that her objection mischaracterizes Anselmian theories. First, Stump equivocates on the concept of forgiveness, conflating personal forgiveness with...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2019
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Religious studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 57, Issue: 3, Pages: 418-433 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Anselm, Canterbury, Erzbischof, Heiliger 1033-1109
/ Stump, Eleonore 1947-, Atonement
/ Atonement
/ Justice of God
/ God
/ Love
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| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology NBC Doctrine of God NBM Doctrine of Justification |
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| Summary: | In her recent book Atonement, Eleonore Stump objects to the Anselmian theory of atonement, claiming it is not consistent with God's love. I argue that her objection mischaracterizes Anselmian theories. First, Stump equivocates on the concept of forgiveness, conflating personal forgiveness with divine pardon, and second, Stump misrepresents the God of Anselm as unwilling to reconcile with sinners prior to receiving satisfaction. I suggest that Stump's real objection should be to the Anselmian view of divine justice as retributive, not to his conception of divine love. I suggest a model of an all-loving God acting as a retributive judge. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Reference: | Kommentar zu "Atonement (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412519000416 |