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The Anatomy of Salvation: Robert Grosseteste on Christ’s Death, Passion, and Satisfaction

Crozier, William

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While Robert Grosseteste’s contribution to the 13th-century debate on the reason for the Incarnation is well known, his novel theory of what caused Christ’s death, and in particular the role which it plays in shaping his understanding of the atonement, has largely gone unexplored. This article first outlines Grosseteste’s belief that Christ died not as a result of the cross, but rather as a result of his divine will, focusing specifically upon on his scientific arguments showing that at the moment of his death Christ’s body was still ‘healthy and whole.’ The article then shows how Grosseteste makes his theory of Christ’s self-immolation central to his account of satisfaction. Particular attention is paid to the role of suffering in Grosseteste’s theory of the redemption and how he places charity and the Aristotelian notion of friendship at the heart of Christ’s satisfactory act, thereby prefiguring something of Aquinas’s key ideas.

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Crozier, W. (2022). The Anatomy of Salvation: Robert Grosseteste on Christ’s Death, Passion, and Satisfaction. Irish Theological Quarterly, 87(4), 259-378. https://doi.org/10.1177/00211400221127119

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 2, 2022
Online Publication Date Oct 31, 2022
Publication Date 2022-11
Deposit Date Dec 21, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Irish Theological Quarterly
Print ISSN 0021-1400
Electronic ISSN 1752-4989
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 87
Issue 4
Pages 259-378
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/00211400221127119

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