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An engaging exploration of how the Christian doctrine of atonement can be made relevant to a modern culture in which the idea of 'sin' has lost its power. "Sin isn't relevant anymore." Alan Mann takes seriously this often-heard assertion and instead goes in search of the real plight at the heart of contemporary western society. What he finds there is a personal, pervasive, and self-diminishing disease impacting the lives of millions of people: shame. With this insight, Atonement for a Sinless Society seeks a fresh encounter with the biblical narrative, building a more meaningful understanding of the story of Jesus and his disciples for the world in which we live and, in doing so, bringing the Christian understanding of atonement into the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents:
(More) Musings and Methodology Part 1 The Stories We Tell 1 A Narrative-Shift towards Innocence 2 Recognizing Shame 3 Shame and Atonement: Some Issues to Consider Part 2 The Function of Narrative 4 Narrative Now 5 Narrative Possibilities 6 Narrative, and Christian Soteriology Part 3 The Intent of Jesus in the Gospels 7 Jesus Narrates His Intent: A Story of Coherence 8 Judas and the Disciples: Stories of Incoherence 9 From 'Death' to Life: The Hope of Human Coherence Part 4 Indwelling the Counter Narrative 10 A Rite of Identification 11 A Confrontation with Self 12 An Act of Communion The End of the Beginning: Some Closing Thoughts Bibliography

About the Author :
Alan Mann is a writer and author. He has worked in education and for several leading Christian organisations. His works include A Permanent Becoming (2008); and with Steve Chalke MBE, The Lost Message of Jesus (2003) and Different Eyes (2010).

Review :
A creative and well-researched presentation of faith thinking. Anyone who desires to communicate the gospel to a contemporary audience will find this both a challenging and a rewarding read. In spite of the centrality of the cross to biblical faith, old formulations and cultural formulations today cloud its significance. Alan Mann's voice is needed and welcome. In these pages, we find a moving narrative of atonement, from a penetrating analysis of the world we inhabit to the resolution of the human experience of chronic shame in the invitation of the Eucharist. Instead of ramping up older theories and seeking to impose them on a conscience no longer amenable to them, Mann starts afresh with the concept of shame in our world and shows how a reframed story can lead yet again to the magical moment of history: the cross of Jesus Christ. The greatest strenght of Mann's work is his cultural awareness. ... [It] would be stimulating for academics and armchair theologians due to the questions it raises at it strives for integration between our culture's conscience and Christian proclamation.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780227175842
  • Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: James Clarke & Co Ltd
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 144
  • Weight: 258 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0227175840
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jun 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Second Edition
  • Width: 152 mm


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