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Aslan Roars: The Atonement as Spiritual Warfare
Greg begins to unpack the Christus Victor view of the atonement by comparing it to the Chronicles of Narnia.
Category: General
Tags: Atonement, C.S. Lewis, Christus Victor, Chronicles of Narnia, Jesus, Warfare Worldview
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