The Nature of the Atonement

Name: The Nature of the Atonement
Author: John McLeod Campbell

John McLeod Campbell (1800–1872) was a Scottish minister whose teaching reshaped British debates on the atonement. Removed from his parish at Rhu in 1831 for preaching the assurance of faith and the universal reach of Christ's death, he ministered to an independent congregation in Glasgow. His major work, The Nature of the Atonement (1856) — in our library — presented Christ's work as a vicarious repentance and confession of humanity's sin before the Father.

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First published: 1856
Category: Theology
Length: 124k words · about 8 hours
Chapters: 23

About this book

John McLeod Campbell's influential study of the atonement, published in 1856, a quarter-century after his deposition from the Church of Scotland ministry. Campbell presents Christ's work as His perfect response to the Father on humanity's behalf — a vicarious repentance and confession of sin — and as a revelation of the Father's love. His account reshaped much later discussion of the cross.