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This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. Prompting readers to reacquaint themselves with forgotten aspects of Christian tradition, this collection of essays points out the importance of remembering the enduring truths of the faith. Robert Wilken touches on a host of topics that are still pertinent today: the role of commitment in the study of religion, religious pluralism, Christian apologetics, the biblical roots of the doctrine of the Trinity, the spiritual interpretation of the Bible, the importance of examples for living a virtuous life, and the place of the passions in our relation to God.

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Jaroslav Pelikan --Yale University Although I have read most of these chapters in their earlier form as articles or essays, it was only when I read them together that I discerned their underlying thematic unity. As those who know his work would expect, that unity is grounded in Robert Wilken's thorough grasp of the texts and topics of early Christian history, both Eastern and Western; but it achieves coherence through his deep instincts for scholarly integrity, intellectual honesty, and theological soundness. My favorite among these pieces is probably the essay on the Trinity, which manages to make the familiar controversies and concerns fresh and vital. I hope that in this form Wilken's work will reach -- and teach -- a whole new set of readers. Joseph A. DiNoia, O.P. No scholar of Christian antiquity surpasses Robert Wilken in making the literature of that period speak with direct relevance to the intellectual debates of our own time. This remarkable gift is deployed to great effect in these essays on religious pluralism, apologetics, the Trinity, virtue, and the passions. Robert W. Jenson --St. Olaf College Robert Wilken's memory is stocked with perhaps unequaled knowledge of the ancient church and its intellectual and social milieu and with a wide and quirky knowledge of the church and Western culture generally, more reminiscent of an earlier generation of English scholars than of the contemporary American academy. . . . He illuminates the contemporary situation of Christian intellect with such simplicity and ease that the result can even be called a good read.

Jaroslav Pelikan --Yale University ""Although I have read most of these chapters in their earlier form as articles or essays, it was only when I read them together that I discerned their underlying thematic unity. As those who know his work would expect, that unity is grounded in Robert Wilken's thorough grasp of the texts and topics of early Christian history, both Eastern and Western; but it achieves coherence through his deep instincts for scholarly integrity, intellectual honesty, and theological soundness. My favorite among these pieces is probably the essay on the Trinity, which manages to make the familiar controversies and concerns fresh and vital. I hope that in this form Wilken's work will reach -- and teach -- a whole new set of readers."" Joseph A. DiNoia, O.P. ""No scholar of Christian antiquity surpasses Robert Wilken in making the literature of that period speak with direct relevance to the intellectual debates of our own time. This remarkable gift is deployed to great effect in these essays on religious pluralism, apologetics, the Trinity, virtue, and the passions."" Robert W. Jenson --St. Olaf College ""Robert Wilken's memory is stocked with perhaps unequaled knowledge of the ancient church and its intellectual and social milieu and with a wide and quirky knowledge of the church and Western culture generally, more reminiscent of an earlier generation of English scholars than of the contemporary American academy. . . . He illuminates the contemporary situation of Christian intellect with such simplicity and ease that the result can even be called a good read.""

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Robert L. Wilken is the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. Among his many books is The Land Called Holy: Palestine in Christian History and Thought.

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