Crime, Guilt, and the Punishment of Christ: Traveling another Way with Anselm of Canterbury and Richard Hooker

From: Anglican Theological Review | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: Neelands, David | Copyright information

Western Christian theology inherited the theory that human beings possess at birth a guilt for a crime committed by their first parents. This theory invites the notion that Christ's suffering and death involved an inevitable punishment for human sins. Without criticizing the theory derived from Augustine, Anselm of Canterbury provided an important alternative, substituting the notions of debt, obligation, and satisfaction for crime, guilt, and punishment. Anselm thereby anticipated the modern...

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