This has been generally taken to mean that the sacrifice of Jesus atones for the sins of those who believe in him. (religion-online.org)
Garden of Eden was in Missouri when Adam and Eve were kicked out Jesus atoned for our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane, not on the cross Native Americans are the descendants of the Lamanites spoken of in the Book of Mormon A woman's purpose in heaven is solely to birth endless babies to populate the worlds created by their husbands. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Adapted by Christopher Hampton, so doting of poets and painters and popping bodices, from a revered novel by the very writerly Ian McEwan, Atonement is about an author who atones for her sins through, you got it, adaptation. (slantmagazine.com)