The Bible is clear that the work of Jesus included connecting God and humans. Different perceptions and perspectives of how this “connection” operates developed throughout Church History. In this paper, you will examine this idea of salvation in more detail.
You will write a 600–1000-word analysis paper in response to the prompt below. You will draw relevant information from the Module: Week’s Learn materials, as well as from assigned readings from previous Modules: Weeks.
Analysis Paper: Salvation
What did Jesus do to save us according to Gregory the Great, Anselm, and Ritschl? How did Calvin modify Anselm’s theory? Why do conservative evangelicals reject the moral influence theory of the atonement as an adequate explanation of the saving work of Christ?