How does the Christian proclamation of salvation in Jesus Christ
relate to the lives of the people who suffer most? Does salvation
consist entirely of the hope for eternal life with God? How might
the church effectively preach the message of salvation in Christ today?
In Jesus and Salvation, Robin Ryan adopts a historical approach
to these questions, discussing key themes and classic authors in
the developing tradition about Christ the Savior. He examines
modern soter iology by engaging the thought of Karl Rahner, Edward
Schillebeeckx, Gustavo Gutiérrez, and Elizabeth Johnson. He also
discusses contemporary conceptions of salvation within an evolutionary
view of the cosmos as well as issues related to the Christian confession of
Jesus as universal savior in a religiously pluralistic world.
Ryan concludes by offering his own refl ections on the meaning of
salvation from God in Jesus Christ. By understanding salvation in Christ
as both gift and call, Ryan invites readers to recognize in the saving grace
of God a responsibility for the well-being of the human family and the
rest of creation.

Robin Ryanis a Passionist priest who serves as associate professor of systematic theology at Catholic Theological Union. He teaches and writes in the areas of ecclesiology, Christology, and the theology of suffering. He is the author of God and the Mystery of Human Suffering: A Theological Conversation Across the Ages (Paulist Press, 2011) and Jesus and Salvation: Soundings in the Christian Tradition and Contemporary Theology (Liturgical Press, 2015). He also edited and contributed to the book Catholics on Call: Discerning a Life of Service in the Church (Liturgical Press, 2010).