Dr Alan Spence has been a teacher in Harare, an evangelist in the South African townships, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa and a human rights activist. He currently participates in the Research Institute in Systematic Theology at King's College, London, UK.

'Alan Spence's new book is a very welcome addition to the literature on the doctrine of atonement. Dr Spence has read widely and deeply, and engages seriously and sympathetically with many others in developing his own distinctive proposal. More than that, however, any book so well written will gain a heart-felt welcome from scholars so used to wading through impenetrable prose. With the style and urgency of a true preacher, and the knowledge and insight of a true scholar, Dr Spence offers us a book of genuine interest and worth. I am very happy to commend it.'

• Introduction; 1. A Normative Theory of Salvation; 2. The Man and the Spirit in the Story of Salvation; 3. Prayer and Propitiation at the Father's right hand; 4. Justification as the Syntax of Redemptive Ideas; 5. The Place of Faith in a Doctrine of Atonement; 6. The Proclamation of Reconciliation; 7. Conclusion.

Dr Alan Spence has been a teacher in Harare, an evangelist in the South African townships, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa and a human rights activist. He currently participates in the Research Institute in Systematic Theology at King's College, London, UK.

'Alan Spence's new book is a very welcome addition to the literature on the doctrine of atonement. Dr Spence has read widely and deeply, and engages seriously and sympathetically with many others in developing his own distinctive proposal. More than that, however, any book so well written will gain a heart-felt welcome from scholars so used to wading through impenetrable prose. With the style and urgency of a true preacher, and the knowledge and insight of a true scholar, Dr Spence offers us a book of genuine interest and worth. I am very happy to commend it.'

• Introduction; 1. A Normative Theory of Salvation; 2. The Man and the Spirit in the Story of Salvation; 3. Prayer and Propitiation at the Father's right hand; 4. Justification as the Syntax of Redemptive Ideas; 5. The Place of Faith in a Doctrine of Atonement; 6. The Proclamation of Reconciliation; 7. Conclusion.

Dr Alan Spence has been a teacher in Harare, an evangelist in the South African townships, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa and a human rights activist. He currently participates in the Research Institute in Systematic Theology at King's College, London, UK.

'Alan Spence's new book is a very welcome addition to the literature on the doctrine of atonement. Dr Spence has read widely and deeply, and engages seriously and sympathetically with many others in developing his own distinctive proposal. More than that, however, any book so well written will gain a heart-felt welcome from scholars so used to wading through impenetrable prose. With the style and urgency of a true preacher, and the knowledge and insight of a true scholar, Dr Spence offers us a book of genuine interest and worth. I am very happy to commend it.'

• Introduction; 1. A Normative Theory of Salvation; 2. The Man and the Spirit in the Story of Salvation; 3. Prayer and Propitiation at the Father's right hand; 4. Justification as the Syntax of Redemptive Ideas; 5. The Place of Faith in a Doctrine of Atonement; 6. The Proclamation of Reconciliation; 7. Conclusion.