The Seventy's Course in Theology, Fourth Year / The Atonement

The author presents a systematic, doctrinal examination of the Atonement, beginning with the nature and preexistence of intelligences and their relation to the plan of salvation. It traces a heavenly council deciding human probation, the Fall, and the purpose and operation of the Atonement across ancient and subsequent dispensations, analyzing the elements that constitute its philosophy. The volume advises preliminary reading, omits lesson-by-lesson exercises, and offers pedagogical guidance elsewhere; an appendix surveys alternative Roman Catholic, Protestant, and liberal theological interpretations for comparison. Difficult theological questions are acknowledged and treated as worthy of rigorous study.