Definition
Restoration theology is the umbrella label for the theological system of Stephen Jones, which organizes the entire salvation history and soteriology around the principle of the restoration of all things (apokatastasis). Distinctive from generic restorationism is that restoration theology in Jones is concretely worked out in legal structures (Jubilee, go’el right), historical periodization, and a phased eschatology (tagma structure).
Usage in the Corpus
Stephen Jones
Jones uses “restoration theology” and “Restoration of All Things” as self-descriptions of his soteriological system. It functions as an overarching umbrella above his individual doctrines: Jubilee (structure of salvation), apokatastasis (goal of salvation), tagma (phasing of salvation), thelema/boulema (certainty of salvation), and harpazo (destiny of the firstfruits). Restoration theology is for Jones not a fringe position but “the secret of His will” — the hidden center of the biblical witness. [Jones, Creation’s Jubilee, Ch. 5; The Restoration of All Things, Ch. 2]