Satisfaction Theory (Atonement)
Sin incurs a debt of honor to God that Christ alone repays
The satisfaction theory holds that human sin owes God a debt or offends his honor, and that Christ's death renders the satisfaction owed, making things right. It was classically framed by Anselm in Cur Deus Homo and became influential in Western, Latin theology. This emphasis is less central in Eastern Christian thought, which tends to approach the atonement through other models such as victory and liberation.
How it traveled
- HebrewsRome · 67explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Anselm's Cur Deus HomoCanterbury · 1109explains
- Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)Paris · 1274explains
- Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90)Paris · 1274explains
- Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from ItGeneva · 1564explains
- Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the GospelGeneva · 1564explains
- XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvationNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- A History of the Work of RedemptionNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Seven Sermons. On Important SubjectsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- The Wisdom of God Displayed in the Way of SalvationNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
Key passages(20)
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards
A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Anselm's Cur Deus Homo · Anselm of Canterbury
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It · John Calvin
Seven Sermons. On Important Subjects · Jonathan Edwards
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas