The Resurrection heals our body
The Atonement heals our soul
The resurrection seems in some ways to be easier (for a God). Bodies can be healed and fixed, restored to their original frame. The original blueprint is in the code, so it's really about bringing it all together as it should've been.
The Atonement is far more complicated (in my mind). It is not a reassembling of a body, but the complicated process of helping us overcome the gravity of sin, untangled bundle of knots that comprise our positive and negative life experience, the forgiveness and repentance, the submission of wills and personality to Christ.
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