Two Popular Extremes Reductionism ⟷ Relativism (Defensive hierarchy) (Disconnected plurality) My claim is that there is another option alongside ranked reductionism and relativistic disorder when dealing with these pieces. Theologians need not embrace either defensive hierarchy or disconnected plurality with regard to models of atonement. Indeed, we shouldn’t.16 While multiple models are necessary, it is also important to understand how these models interlock and support one another—like pieces