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Cross and Covenant: Interpreting the Atonement for 21st Century Mission is unavailable, but you can change that!

The cross lies at the heart of Christian faith, yet in a fast-changing cultural context many Christians are struggling to make sense of the atonement and how best to communicate its meaning. Larry Shelton grasps this bull by the horns and sets forth what he considers to be both a solidly biblical and missionally relevant account of Christ’s atoning work. At the core of Shelton’s...

for instance, calls for a “rebooting” of our theology of salvation to view it not simply as a way of assuring our going to heaven after we die, but as salvation within this life that includes a radical vision of new life in Christ by grace—involving personal life, family life, community life, social life, and global life. Numerous other Christian leaders, such as Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Bill Hull, Leonard Sweet, Todd Hunter, Joel Green, and N. T. Wright are also speaking from this same missional
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