Jesus and Salvation

How does the Christian proclamation of salvation in Jesus Christrelate to the lives of the people who suffer most? Does salvationconsist entirely of the hope for eternal life with God? How mightthe church effectively preach the message of salvation in Christ today?In Jesus and Salvation Robin Ryan adopts a historical approachto these questions discussing key themes and classic authors inthe developing tradition about Christ the Savior. He examinesmodern soter iology by engaging the thought of Karl Rahner EdwardSchillebeeckx Gustavo Gutiérrez and Elizabeth Johnson. He alsodiscusses contemporary conceptions of salvation within an evolutionaryview of the cosmos as well as issues related to the Christian confession ofJesus as universal savior in a religiously pluralistic world.Ryan concludes by offering his own refl ections on the meaning ofsalvation from God in Jesus Christ. By understanding salvation in Christas both gift and call Ryan invites readers to recognize in the saving graceof God a responsibility for the well-being of the human family and therest of creation.