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Reclaiming the Atonement: An Orthodox Theology of Redemption, Volume 1: The Incarnate Word is unavailable, but you can change that!

In Reclaiming the Atonement, vol. 1: The Incarnation, Father Patrick Reardon presents the first of three volumes exploring redemption and salvation through the lens of Scripture, patristics, and liturgics, as well as through history, philosophy, language, literature, and psychology. He brings all these perspectives together to show how the whole of Christ’s work—from Incarnation to...

First, “at-one-ment” conveys the force of the Pauline idea of reconciliation. It well expresses what Paul said to the Corinthians: Now all things are of God, reconciling (katallachsantos) us to Himself through Jesus Christ and giving us the ministry of reconciliation (katallages); that is, God was in Christ reconciling (katallasson) the world to Himself—not reckoning to them their offenses—and He has entrusted to us the word of reconciliation (katallages). (2 Cor. 5:18–19; cf. Rom. 5:10) On man’s
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