The Spirit of Atonement: Pentecostal Contributions and Challenges to the Christian Traditions

Steven M. Studebaker proposes a Pentecostal approach to the atonement, which emphasizes the pneumatological and holistic nature of Pentecostal praxis. He challenges popular Western atonement theologies to re-think their Christocentrism and crucicentrism and their atomistic tendency to separate soteriology into objective and subjective categories.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 22 September 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Steven M. Studebaker presents a Pentecostal perspective on a significant Christian doctrine, the atonement. The book shifts the focus of Pentecostal theology of the atonement from a predominantly Christocentric and crucicentric viewpoint to one that emphasizes the pneumatological and holistic character of Pentecostal practice. Studebaker explores the paradox of Classical Pentecostalism relying on Protestant evangelical atonement theology's Christocentrism to articulate its experience of the Holy Spirit, as well as the Pneumatological nature of Pentecostal praxis. He then constructs a Pentecostal theology of atonement based on the biblical account of the Spirit of Pentecost and revisits the expanded vision of Pentecostal praxis grounded in the theological formation of the biblical narrative. The outcome is a Pentecostal atonement theology that highlights the interconnectedness of pneumatology, creation, and Christology in the biblical narrative of redemption. It provides theological expression to not only the pneumatological nature of Pentecostal practice but also the essential role of the Holy Spirit in the biblical narrative of redemption. The book challenges prevailing Western atonement theologies to reevaluate their Christocentrism and crucicentrism, as well as their tendency to separate soteriology into objective (Christological) and subjective (pneumatological) categories.

Weight: 350g
Dimension: 180 x 482 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780567699251