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This collection of essays edited by Colin Gunton provides a broad treatment of the theological doctrine of reconciliation. The papers are designed to present a broad treatment of the subject, including contributions on scripture, ethics and the church, as well as a bearing of other theological topics—Trinity, Christology—on the central question. There is an introduction by the editor, who also...

eschatological displacement which postpones it to the ‘end’. As a number of the chapters in this book have reminded us, Scripture insists on reconciliation as something achieved by God the Father through the historic life, death, resurrection and ascension of his Son. Scripture uses the past tense because something has happened to change the human situation for ever. That is the point made especially by Murray Rae and John Webster and nothing must be said to blunt its force if we are not to succumb
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