Did the Church Fathers Teach "Western" Views of Atonement?

About this episode

This episode discusses the claims regarding the Western view of atonement and its relation to the teachings of the early church and the Eastern church.

This episode addresses claims that the supposed "Western" view of the atonement, as expressed by St. Anselm, was foreign to the early church, and that the Eastern church represents the authentic tradition.

People in this episode

Host: Jordan B Cooper

Topics covered

• atonement
• Western views
• Eastern church
• Church Fathers
• Christian theology

Keywords

• atonement
• St. Anselm
• Western views
• Eastern church
• Church Fathers
• Christianity
• theology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eastern church, early church

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