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This view of the atonement was developed by [[Hugo Grotius]] (1583-1645) based on the teaching of [[Jacobus Arminius]] (1560-1609). Grotius utilized "governmental" semantics due to his training in law and his general view of God as moral governor (ruler) of the universe. Grotius sought to demonstrate that the atonement appeased God in the divine role as cosmic king and judge.
This view is contrasted with that of the [[Satisfaction theory]] formulated by [[Wikipedia:Anselm|Anselm]] (1033-1109), and the subsequent [[Penal substitution theory]] held by the Reformers and which argues that Jesus received the actual punishment due to men and women.
Governmental Atonement is the prominent view in [[Arminianism]] and has prospered in traditional [[Methodism]] where it has been detailed by 19th century Methodist theologian [[John Miley]] in his ''Atonement in Christ'' and his ''Systematic Theology'' (ISBN 0943575095) and more recently by Nazarene theologian J. Kenneth Grider in his 1994 book ''A Wesleyan-Holiness Theology'' (ISBN 0834115123).