Subject: Soteriology

Daniel Kirk argues that what Paul says about Adam stems from his prior conviction about the saving work of Christ

Scot McKnight examines why many evangelicals make penal substitution the central model

We can't explain the logic of the cross, says Leanne Van Dyk, yet the church must reflect the actual reality of salvation

Is sacrifice essentially a way to deal with sin and stop God's anger? Goldingay says neither OT nor NT supports these two common assumptions

The Christus Victor model, says Marianne Meye Thompson, has at its center continuous divine action

In Latino/a theology, says García-Johnson, the cross has signified conquest, glory, liberation, and now mestizaje

James Bradley discusses flaws in Aulén’s use of historical evidence and two resulting popular myths about “Christus Victor”