Reconciliation Theory: Examining the Concept of Reconciliation in Christianity

Running head: RECONCILIATION THEORY
Reconciliation Theory
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................2
1.1 Background of the study..................................................................................................2
1.2 Statement of the problem:................................................................................................2
1.3 Rationale of the research:.................................................................................................3
1.4 Research aims and objectives:.........................................................................................3
1.5 Research questions:..........................................................................................................4
Chapter 2 Literature Review:..........................................................................................................4
2.1 Reconciliation..................................................................................................................4
2.2 Demonstration of God’s love through sacrifice...............................................................5
2.3 Reconciliation through Demonstration God love through sacrifice................................5
2.4 Presence of Jesus in the contemporary era.......................................................................6
Chapter 3 Methodology...................................................................................................................7
3.1 Research philosophy........................................................................................................7
3.2 Data collection method....................................................................................................7
3.3 Data analysis method.......................................................................................................7
3.4 Sampling method.............................................................................................................8
3.5 Ethical issues....................................................................................................................8
3.6 Time horizon....................................................................................................................9
Chapter 4 Conclusion......................................................................................................................9
Bibliography..................................................................................................................................11

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
The religion has been an essential part of society; it has its way of nourishing values,
behaviour and norms. There have been numerous studies previously done on theology
revolving around different lessons and teachings of the bible. One such research is ‘From “a
Theology of Genocide” to a “Theology of Reconciliation”’1. The present study has been done
majorly to find out the meaning of reconciliation in theology. Reconciliation is a necessary
part of the Christian religion that describes the relationship between god and human2. This
paper is aimed at the concept of reconciliation in regards to Christianity. The relation of
reconciliation with God has been discussed. The paper also examines the demonstration of
the result of the god’s decision of sacrificing his son to bring peace and harmony among
people.
1.2 Statement of the problem:
In recent times, people have become accustomed to bible’s words to an extent where
it has started to lose its value. The Bible teaches people about love, peace, friendship, values
and relationships with the world. However, the words have been used many times and in
recent times resulted in habituated human beings of the impacts of the words. The problem is
people’s behaviour today, knowing the sacrifice made by God by sending his son so the
relationships could be mended and reconciled. Therefore, to evaluate the result of the god’s
decision this paper has been constructed.
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Schliesser, Christine. "From “a Theology of Genocide” to a “Theology of Reconciliation”? On the Role
of Christian Churches in the Nexus of Religion and Genocide in Rwanda." Religions 9.2 (2018): 34.
2Calvin, John, and Anthony Uyl. Institutes of the Christian religion. Lulu. com, 2016.

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1.3 Rationale of the research:
In this contemporary era, the world today is different than how it was in the times of
Jesus. However, what remains the same is the fact that the people were and are living in
society along with other people. Being a social animal humans need to depend on each other.
It is the relation between people that made god decide on sending Jesus on earth. God
sacrificed his son to bring peace and unity among people. However, the question that arises
is, if the demonstration of God's love for his son made any change in the people’s
relationships and if it still has the existence. The reason for conducting this research is to find
out the impact of the sacrifice of Jesus existing on people in the contemporary era.
1.4 Research aims and objectives:
The aim of the study is to demonstrate the end product of God love, by the act of
giving his Son to come on earth and die for humanity. The action of letting his son die was
done by God to bring the human beings close to him without any fear. The process has
established harmony between God and humanity.
The objectives of the study are:
•To discuss and emphasise the concept of Reconciliation.
•To examine the necessity and importance of the reconciliation in the Christian life.
•To identify the way reconciliation can be brought to the dying world.
•To find out the consequences one will experience without reconciliation
•To investigate the reason for God's sacrifice for humanity by sending his only son
•To find out the Church duty with regards to reconciliation.