Michael J. Dodds

Jesus: The Person and the Mission

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This engaging book is both scholarly and personal. It incorporates the most recent scholarship on the Jesus of history and presents it in a way that is readable and understandable, even for beginners. The author’s excitement for the topic is evident throughout, inviting the reader’s own intellectual and spiritual response.”

On Classical Trinitarianism

Theology

“This admirable book makes the rediscovery of trinitarian theology truly exciting. After showing the struggles of the early Fathers for an adequate terminology to express the mystery of the Trinity, it carefully traces the history of the doctrine. The book also provides a healthy corrective to the many ways that contemporary theology has strayed from the tradition of Nicaea.”

The Accountant’s Tale

Theology

“Drawing on his rich knowledge of theology, philosophy, and history, Andrew Porter takes the reader on a fascinating tour of the history of biblical religion. Informative and challenging, his book emphasizes the ‘choices’ that characterize that history and confront all who engage in its study.”

The Holy Trinity—God for God and God for Us

Theology

“Chung-Hyun Baik presents an engaging tour de force on the immanent and economic Trinity. With a thorough mastery of the subject in its historical roots and contemporary forms, he systematically reviews the approaches of Barth, Rahner, Moltmann, Pannenberg, Jenson, Boff, Pittenger, Bracken, LaCugna, and Lee. In addition, he offers an insightful suggestion on how the category of 'mystery' might be invoked to resolve ontological and epistemological tensions inherent in this subject.”

Unanswerable Questions

Philosophy

“Exploring the fundamental question of how we understand our relationship to God, Porter presents a masterful ‘phenomenology of human action in speaking of God and in prayer to God’ (ix). Noting inherent ambiguities in our language and experience, he argues that our relationships with other people help us recognize our need for a transcendent Other as we ask our ‘unanswerable questions’ and call on ‘an ultimate reality that we cannot see or grasp’ (xi, 38-40).”