How are we to best understand the statement of faith that Jesus Christ lived, died and rose again \'for us and for salvation?\' This question has animated Christian thought for two millennia: it has also bitterly divided believers, not least in Reformation and post-Reformation disputes about atonement, justification, sanctification and sacrifice.
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Ren Girard\'s Violence and the Sacred (1972) made startling connections between religion, violence and culture.
How are we to best understand the statement of faith that Jesus Christ lived, died and rose again \'for us and for salvation?\' This question has animated Christian thought for two millennia: it has also bitterly divided believers, not least in Reformation and post-Reformation disputes about atonement, justification, sanctification and sacrifice