Theology Classics: Anselm of Canterbury
In this episode, Brandon Smith, Winston Hottman, and Gavin Ortlund summarize and discuss the main points of Anslem’s Why God Became Man, the sixth recommended read for the CBR Theology Classics Reading Challenge.
Why God Became Man
Anselm of Canterbury, Why God Became Man, c. 1098: One of the most influential treatments of the doctrine of the atonement in Christian history, Anselm’s thesis is just as compelling today as it was almost a millennium ago: only God can satisfy God but only a human can be a substitute for humans; therefore, the Christ, the God-Man, is the only means of repairing the breach. Buy here.
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