Christus Victor theory of atonement

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Christian theology concept atonement theory theological doctrine

The Christus Victor theory of atonement is a Christian theological view that portrays Jesus’ death and resurrection primarily as a cosmic victory over the powers of sin, death, and the devil, liberating humanity from their bondage.

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Christus Victor 4
"Christus Victor" 1
Christ as Redeemer of humanity 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theology concept ⓘ
atonement theory ⓘ
theological doctrine ⓘ
associatedWork Christus Victor theory of atonement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Christus Victor (book)
category Christian soteriology ⓘ
Christology ⓘ
contrastsWith moral influence theory of atonement ⓘ
penal substitution theory of atonement ⓘ
satisfaction theory of atonement ⓘ
coreClaim Christ defeats the powers of sin, death, and the devil ⓘ
Christ liberates humanity from spiritual bondage ⓘ
the cross and resurrection are a single victory event ⓘ
datePopularized 1931 ⓘ
emphasizes Christ’s victory over death ⓘ
Christ’s victory over sin ⓘ
Christ’s victory over the devil ⓘ
cosmic conflict between good and evil ⓘ
liberation of humanity from bondage ⓘ
focusesOn Jesus Christ ⓘ
historicalRoots early Christian church ⓘ
patristic theology ⓘ
ransom motif in early Christianity ⓘ
influenced liberation theology ⓘ
modern atonement theology ⓘ
some contemporary evangelical theologians ⓘ
influencedBy Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ
Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ
Origen ⓘ
surface form: Origen of Alexandria

early church fathers ⓘ
interpretsEvent crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Latin ⓘ
literalMeaning Christ the Victor ⓘ
popularizedBy Gustaf Aulén ⓘ
relatedConcept ransom theory of atonement ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
scripturalBasis 1 Corinthians 15:54–57 ⓘ
Colossians 2:15 ⓘ
Hebrews 2:14–15 ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
soteriologicalEmphasis deliverance ⓘ
liberation ⓘ
victory ⓘ
understandsCrossAs triumph rather than primarily legal transaction ⓘ
understandsResurrectionAs public vindication of Christ’s victory ⓘ
viewOfDeath tyrannical power ⓘ
viewOfDevil hostile power defeated by Christ ⓘ
viewOfSin enslaving power ⓘ
viewsAtonementAs cosmic victory ⓘ
divine conquest of hostile powers ⓘ

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Christ the Victor → associatedWith → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustaf Aulén’s work "Christus Victor"
Christus Victor theory of atonement → associatedWork → Christus Victor theory of atonement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christus Victor (book)
Atonement → hasModel → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
Christ the Victor → isOftenSummarizedAs → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Christus Victor"
Colossians 2:15 → keyConcept → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christus Victor
Gustaf Aulén → knownFor → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christus Victor theory of the atonement
Gustaf Aulén → notableWork → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christus Victor
encyclical Redemptor Hominis → subject → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
subject surface form: Redemptor Hominis
this entity surface form: Christ as Redeemer of humanity
Gustaf Aulén → theologicalConcept → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christus Victor
Crucifixion of Jesus → theologicalInterpretation → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christus Victor
Lion of Judah → theologicalTheme → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ’s eschatological victory
Colossians 2:15 → usedIn → Christus Victor theory of atonement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christus Victor model of atonement