The Satisfaction view of the atonement (also known as the penal or punishment theory) is a doctrine in Christian theology related to the meaning and effect of the death of Jesus Christ and has been traditionally taught in both Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed circles. Drawing primarily from the works of Anselm of Canterbury and John Calvin, the satisfaction theory teaches that Christ was punished as a substitute on behalf of humankind so that the demands of divi ...

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• Atonement Satisfaction view - Anselm & Catholicism
• Atonement Satisfaction view - Calvin & Calvinism
• Atonement Satisfaction view - Opposing views

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