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==External links==
* [http://www.biblical-theology.com/moralgov/miley.htm The Governmental Theory of the Atonement] by [[John Miley]]
* [http://twtministries.com/articles/8_mgt/govthry.html The Governmental Theory: An Expansion] by J. Kenneth Grider
* [http://www.americanpresbyterianchurch.org/the_atonement.htm Jonathan Edwards' View of the Atonement]
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Unlike the perspectives of [[Anselm of Canterbury]] or [[Calvinism]], this view states that Christ was not ''punished'' for humanity, for true forgiveness would not be possible if humankind's offenses were already punished. Christ's suffering was a real and meaningful substitute for the punishment humans deserve, but Christ was not punished on behalf of the human race.
This view has prospered in traditional [[Methodism]] and all who follow the teachings of [[John Wesley]], and has been detailed by, among others, 19th century Methodist theologian [[John Miley]] in his classic ''Atonement in Christ'' and his ''Systematic Theology'' (ISBN 0943575095) and 20th century Church of the Nazarene theologian J. Kenneth Grider in his 1994 book ''A Wesleyan-Holiness Theology'' (ISBN 0834115123).
Variations of this view have also been espoused by 18th century Puritan [[Jonathan Edwards]] (called "[[New England Theology]]") and 19th century revival leader [[Charles Grandison Finney]].
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