Geoffrey Ready

Sacred Journey

Preaching & Worship

“This is a guidebook. Seasoned travelers choose guidebooks not only to capture the essence of a place but also to get their bearings so they can continue to explore the same territory on their own. By distilling decades of theological reflection and practical application of Rudolf Schwarz's The Church Incarnate into just such a guidebook, Gerald Robinson invites his readers to follow him into the largely unknown realm of the theology of worship, space, and design. This will equip them with provisions for a profitable first visit, yet with enough depth to invite further explorations.”

The Fundamentals of a Recovering Fundamentalist

Theology

“Gabriel Gordon admits he doesn’t know what kind of book he has written here. I confess that, having got to the end, I’m not exactly sure either. This book recklessly trespasses the boundaries of spiritual biography, theological treatise, socio-cultural analysis, and prophetic proclamation. Yet what I do know is that, if we are on the verge of one of those every five-hundred-year revolutions in thought and society that he predicts, and if we are to avoid therein worsening the already dire effects of modernity (and the “endarkenment”) on Christian faith and life, we desperately need the themes broached and questions raised by this book. Highly recommended.”

The Victory of the Cross

Theology

“Dr. James Payton is not Orthodox. So he tells us, though it is not at all clear this is the case from this book written with the voice of an experienced insider. To paraphrase our Lord: those who hear him, hear us. The result is a highly faithful presentation of the ancient patristic approach to salvation, accessible both to Western Christians, who may be discovering this tradition for the first time, as well as to Eastern Christians, who will benefit from a clearer and more organized articulation of their theological inheritance than they are used to. Payton handles Orthodoxy's points of intersection with and divergence from familiar Western themes with theological precision and pastoral respect. Especially welcome in this book is the inclusion of a miniconcordance of scriptural terms related to salvation celebrated in Orthodox liturgy. This will be a useful resource for years to come.”