A collection of original essays on the changing faces of Christian theology from the early fathers to the present day. The essays aim to reflect a wide span of opinions and are written by a range of names in current theological scholarship including James Barr and John Hick.

Maurice Wiles was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford from 1970-1991. To celebrate his seventieth birthday, a group of distinguished friends and colleagues have written this important series of original and perceptive essays on the twin themes of making and remaking Christian doctrine. The topics covered in this thought-provoking collection range from the notion of divine action in Hebrew Wisdom literature to reflections on the nature of the ministry, from the concept of God and the doctrines of Christology and of the Trinity to the character of theological reflection, and from revelation and tradition to the "lex orandi," the nature of interpretation in religion and the historical basis of theological understanding.

the collection of essays written to honour him at his seventieth birthday is unusually faithful to the chosen subject