Gustaf Aulén

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Gustaf Aulén was a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop best known for reviving and systematizing the classic “Christus Victor” understanding of Christ’s atonement in 20th-century theology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theologian ⓘ
Lutheran theologian ⓘ
Swedish person ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeIn 20th-century theology ⓘ
affiliation University of Lund ⓘ
linked to: Lund University
countryOfCitizenship Sweden ⓘ
denomination Church of Sweden ⓘ
emphasized God’s victory over the powers of evil in the atonement ⓘ
continuity between early church and Reformation theology ⓘ
the dramatic, conflict-centered understanding of the cross ⓘ
familyName Aulén ⓘ
fieldOfWork dogmatics ⓘ
history of doctrine ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ
genre dogmatic theology ⓘ
historical theology ⓘ
theological literature ⓘ
givenName Gustaf ⓘ
influenced atonement theology ⓘ
ecumenical theology ⓘ
modern Lutheran theology ⓘ
influencedBy Martin Luther ⓘ
Reformation theology ⓘ
linked to: Reformation

early church fathers ⓘ
knownFor Christus Victor theory of the atonement ⓘ
reviving the classic view of the atonement ⓘ
systematizing the classic Christus Victor motif ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
German ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ
movement 20th-century Protestant theology ⓘ
notableWork Christus Victor ⓘ
Reformation and Catholicity ⓘ
The Drama of the Atonement ⓘ
The Faith of the Christian Church ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Strängnäs ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
taughtAt University of Lund ⓘ
linked to: Lund University
theologicalConcept Christus Victor ⓘ
classic view of the atonement ⓘ
contrast between classic, Latin, and subjective atonement theories ⓘ
theologicalTradition Lutheran theology ⓘ

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