Revd. Dr. E.D.H. (Liz) Carmichael, MBE is Chaplain and Tutor in Theology at St. John's College, Oxford.
Reviewed in International Review of Biblical Studies, 2007.
"The sources include an impressive array of writings, both ancient
and contemporary. This book is a valuable resource for scholars,
students, and others for deeper reflection on the place of
friendship-love in Christian theology and spirituality." -
Dongsheng John Wu, Anglican Theological Review, Summer 2008
*Dongsheng John Wu*
'Carmichael's comprehensive and careful survey has given those who
follow in her wake the wherewithal to do more, and her book is
certain to remind every reader of the pleasures of friendship.'
~Lesley Smith, Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol 57, No. 1
*Lesley Smith*
'This is an important contribution to an aspect of theology that
has been both studied intently and neglected and which can provide
a paradigm in our troubled world for building relationships and
brining peace,' ~ Celia Thomson, The Brown Book, 2006
*Celia Thomson*
"Liz Carmichael recognizes that much of our religious talk about
fellowship or even love somehow misses the mark and threatens to
become abstract. In this wonderful study, she argues, with a wealth
of scholarship and of experience alike, that friendship is the
really radical and transforming category we need to make our hopes
concrete and to flesh out love in action, mindful of how Christ
himself uses the language of friendship and how theologians have
thought about faith and love as friendship with God. This is a
treasury of insight and resource." —Rowan Williams, Archbishop of
Canterbury
*Canterbury Press Norwich*
"this book is a timely contribution to the study of Christian love
from the perspective of friendship... I highly recommend this book
to anyone who teaches undergraduate and graduate students
subjectsthat are related to the themes of this book. This book
will, I am sure, stand the test of time and be a valuable reference
for many years to come." -Catholicbooksreview.org
*Catholic Books Review*
Article by John Pridmore with quote from Liz Carmichael's book
Friendship: A Way of Interpretating Christian Love
*Church Times*
Article by Liz Carmichael about the book (possibly an
extract?).
*Church Times*
'Carmichael's book is a beautiful one, gathering the wisdom and
insights of the ages in a learned and detailed but very accessible
way....Friendship: Interpreting Christian Love is a masterpiece...a
book to read and read again - to savour for a lifetime.' ~ Canon
Ivan Mann, Church Times
*Church Times*
"...a robust and objective book, yet one which takes us deep into
the pastoral realities encountered in human life and church
ministry. Few could fail to profit from this well written,
accessible and yet deep study."
*Regent's Reviews*
'Dr Carmichael has produced a most valuable and scholarly book. ...
Not only is hers the first book to pull together a wealth of
material from the past ... but she has spotted that the discussion
of friendship is a genuinely new phenomenon in twentieth-century
theology.'
*Scottish Journal of Theology*
'[a] marvellous, rich and stimulating book.' ~ Bernard Green, The
Tablet
*Tablet, The*
'...The book demonstrates well how human limitations mean that, in
practice, people have to choose whom to love...The book makes its
case well, arguing persuaisvely that friendship has a least as much
to say as sexual love does about the goal of Christian living...at
a time when many close-knit communities have broken down, and
television shows like Friends respond to a nostalgic yearning for
this kind of relationship, it is good to be reminded that
Christianity has a lot to offer her.'
*The Way*
'...timely, stimulating and paradoxical book.'
*Theology*
The book makes its case well, arguing persuasively that friendship
has at least as much to say as sexual love does about the goal of
Christian living, or as the experience of parental love which led
Jesus to use Abba as his preferred name for God.
*Way: A Review of Christian Spirituality, The*
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