Author Description

**Achieving Atonement** is a **free eBook** by Derek Thompson which presents a new atonement model, one that is biblical, ethical, reasonable, comprehensive, ecumenical, and avoids the problems of traditional atonement theories while retaining their truths. The author explains how God is achieving atonement and the place of Christ’s violent death on the cross. Derek has a post-graduate Diploma in Theology from Charles Sturt University. For the past twelve years, Derek has been the Coordinator of the Illawarra Prayer Network and Public Officer for the ecumenical Five Islands Christian Ministries Inc. The eBook is beautifully illustrated with Australian aboriginal artwork and is 170 pages plus 98 pages of hyperlinked Scripture Index for easy reference. A PDF version with numbered pages may be downloaded from http://www.5icm.org.au/Resources/Achieving_Atonement_-_Derek_Thompson.pdf and, if you have a login, Academia.edu at https://www.academia.edu/36826441/Achieving_Atonement. Various eReader formats are available at Smashwords, https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/838364.