"London Symposium on the Theology of Atonement held at London School of Theology in July 2005"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references.

Atonement, evangelicalism and the evangelical alliance : the present debate in context / David Hilborn -- The redemption of the cross / Steve Chalke -- The theology of the atonement / I. Howard Marshall -- Atonement in the Old Testament / Christopher J.H. Wright -- The atonement in the New Testament / Geoffrey Grogan -- Why did Christ die? : an exegesis of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 / Sue Groom -- Penal substitutionary atonement in Paul : an exegetical study of Romans 3:25-26 / Rohintan K. Mody -- The atonement in Hebrews / Steve Motyer -- Must we imagine the atonement in penal substitutionary terms? : questions, caveats, and a plea / Joel B. Green -- Penal substitution : a response to recent criticisms / Garry Williams -- Atonement, creation, and Trinity / Graham MacFarlane -- The logic of penal substitution revisited / Oliver D. Crisp -- Towards a unified theory of the atonement / David T. Williams -- Bernard of Clairvaux : theologian of the cross / Tony Lane -- Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven : evangelical accounts of the atonement / Stephen R. Holmes -- "Live much under the shadow of the cross" : atonement and evangelical spirituality / Ian Randall -- The message of the cross is foolishness : atonement in womanist theology : towards a Black British perspective / Lynette J. Mullings -- Atonement in contemporary culture : Christ, symbolic exchange and death / Anna M. Robbins -- Penal substitution : a pastoral apologetic / Derek Tidball.