In this book, W. Ross Hastings reimagines the mystery of the atonement within the framework of the participation of God in humanity and of humans in this life. He argues for a total approach to the atonement, involving the whole Trinity, the person and history of Christ, and all the biblical motifs and theological models.

Part I: The Christological Foundation of Total Atonement1. Redemption and Creation2. The Work of Atonement in the Totality of the Son's Person3. The Being and Act of the Persons of the Trinity in AtonementPart II: The Participatory Framework4. Nomenclature in Atonement Theology5. The Son's Participation in Humanity and Human Participation in the Son through the SpiritPart III: The Dialectical Fullness of the Atonement: Metaphors, Motifs, and Models6. The Wealth of Biblical Metaphors7. Historico-Theological Metaphors: Moral Influence8. Historico-Theological Models: Vicarious Humanity9. Historico-Theological Models: Ransom and Satisfaction as Recapitulation or Theosis10. Historico-Theological Models: Christus Victor11. Historico-Theological Models: The Origins of the Penal Substitution Model12. Historico-Theological Models: Proponents of the Penal Substitution Model13. Historico-Theological Models: Prominence of the Penal Substitution Model14. Historico-Theological Models: Participation and the Penal Substitution Model15. Applying the Atonement as Sufficient for All