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Christus Victor (Atonement)

On the cross, Christ wins a cosmic battle against sin, death, and the devil

Christus Victor understands Christ's death and resurrection as a cosmic victory: through them he conquers sin, death, and the devil and liberates humanity from their power. This way of seeing the atonement runs through early Fathers such as Irenaeus. The Latin label 'Christus Victor' itself is a twentieth-century coinage, popularized by Gustaf Aulen, who gave the ancient theme its modern name and renewed attention.

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  1. 1 Corinthians
    Ephesus · 67
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  2. Hebrews
    Rome · 67
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  3. Colossians
    Rome · 67
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  4. Revelation
    Patmos · 100
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  5. Against Heresies: Book V
    Lyons · 202
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  6. The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part II.--Christ's Descent into Hell:  Latin. Second Version.
    — · 220
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  7. The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part II.--Christ's Descent into Hell:  Latin. First Version.
    — · 220
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  8. The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part II.--The Descent of Christ into Hell:  Greek Form.
    — · 220
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  9. Three Fragments from the Homily on the Cross and Passion of Christ.
    — · 311
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  10. The Incarnation of the Word
    Alexandria · 373
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  11. Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene Hymns
    Edessa · 373
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  12. Ephraim Syrus: Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh
    Edessa · 373
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  13. Homilies on First Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  14. The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  15. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  16. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  17. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  18. Expositions on the Book of Psalms
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  19. The Letters and Sermons of Leo the Great
    Rome · 461
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  20. Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)
    Paris · 1274
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  21. A History of the Work of Redemption
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  22. The Wisdom of God Displayed in the Way of Salvation
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  23. Christ Exalted
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  24. XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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