Some contributions were first presented at a colloquium on the doctrine of Christian salvation held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

'It was the will of the Lord to bruise him' : soteriology and the doctrine of God / John Webster -- A simple salvation? : soteriology and the perfections of God / Stephen R. Holmes -- Salvation as judgement and grace / Andrew Burgess -- Creation and salvation in the image of an incomprehensible God / Kathryn Tanner -- The salvation of creatures / Nicola Hoggard Creegan -- Salvation and history / Murray A. Rae -- Salvation and atonement : on the value and necessity of the work of Jesus Christ / Oliver D. Crisp -- Salvation's setting : election, justification and the church / Christiaan Mostert -- Salvation beyond the church's ministry : reflections on Barth and Rahner / Geoff Thompson -- Salvation's destiny : heirs of God / Ivor J. Davidson.