Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Christology and atonement -- Locating theology -- Christology: who is the incarnate Savior of the world? -- Christology: the mystery of Christ, the homoousion and the hypostatic union -- Christology: the magnificent exchange and union with Christ -- Atonement: John Mcleod Campbell's theology of satisfaction -- Atonement: Hugh Ross Mackintosh and the experience of forgiveness -- Atonement: Thomas F. Torrance on the atonement as ransom, priestly atonement, justification, reconciliation, and redemption -- Christology and atonement: faith and ministry.

"Andrew Purves, the author of many works in pastoral theology, has spent his life exploring the significance of Jesus Christ for the life of the church. In Exploring Christology and Atonement, Purves brings these concerns together through a critical conversation about Christ's person and work with three eminent Scottish theologians whose legacies stretch over two hundred years: John McLeod Campbell, Hugh Ross Mackintosh and Thomas Forsyth Torrance. Purves shows how their respective contributions to our understanding of Jesus Christ shape and inform the practices of the faith. The ministry of the church is rooted first and foremost in the ministry of God." -- Back Cover.