While the atonement is a central component of Christianity, there is little agreement in the tradition about how it should be understood. This book develops and defends a novel relational theory of atonement inspired by African relational ethics.
Kirk Lougheed is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Faith and Flourishing at LCC International University. He is also Research Associate at the University of Pretoria. He has published numerous books and articles in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and African philosophy.
"Lougheed's combination of African moral theory with recent work in analytic atonement theology promises to deepen the conceptual tools through which we can glimpse the reasonability of Christ's work. It is a welcome addition to the ever-increasing and widening literature on the doctrine of atonement today."
Jonathan C. Rutledge, Harvard University, USA