Jordan talks with David Mahfood about Anselm and the atonement and covers a wide range of topics like: What is the most common way to think of the atonement today? Does Anselm fit this paradigm? Why would anyone think the incarnation and the cross are necessary for redemption? What is unique about Anselm here? How does Aquinas on the atonement compare to Anselm? Does the necessity of atonement minimize God's freedom and the gratuity of grace? Why must there be satisfaction for sin? Why couldn’t God overlook sin? What does friendship have to do with atonement? And more!

Resources:

1) Aquinas on Friendship, Daniel Schwartz