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Lynda,

Hmmmmmm, what church does your relative belong to?

There is more than ample resources HERE that deals with the atonement. The Reformers and Puritans all held to the "Penal Substitutionary" view, also known as a vicarious substitutionary atonement. IF you can't find anything which helps you answer your question, do ask further.

Perhaps, The Wrath of God in Relation to the Atonement might be a good place to begin.

Anselm's view, btw, is mostly deduction and without solid biblical support.