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The new trinitarian thinking takes a great step forward in this
book. It may well be the future of Christian theology.' Jurgen
Moltmann In this book the author proposes a three-way conversation
between theology, science and pastoral ministry. His approach draws
on a Trinitarian understanding of God as a relational being of
love, whose life 'spills over' into all created reality, human and
non-human. By locating human meaning and purpose within God's
'creation-community' this book offers the possibility of a
transforming engagement between those in pastoral ministry and the
scientific community. Trinitarian relationships are to be modelled
in the pastoral life the church, we are to image the intimate
inter-relationships...the perichoresis of the Triune God.
Many people in Christian ministry are tired of simplistic
certainties; what they need is permission to live with uncertainty,
with mystery, ambiguity, and paradox. Because we live in a world
that is far removed from the modernist version of reality, with its
rational, clinical, and superficial presentation of life, we need
the courage and wisdom to embrace the presence of uncertainties in
the midst of certainty. In this book, the author offers snapshots
of a number of central Christian topics-God, the gospel, the
church, salvation, ministry-inviting us to treat them as features
of a landscape to explore rather than a set of propositional
statements to sign up to. Each chapter-short enough to provoke
interest and curiosity-will be a catalyst for deeper reflection and
enquiry, inviting us to discover a new freedom in ministry as we
embrace a more generous "both-and" perspective in place of a more
narrow "either-or" interpretation of the Christian faith. In the
process, we may find ourselves rediscovering "the Life we have lost
in living" as we imaginatively participate in the life, ministry,
and mystery of the triune God of grace in our midst.
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