Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction 1

1 Finding a Way In 5

2 The Theistic Claim 23

3 The Nature of God 49

4 The Trinity 73

5 The Problem of Evil and Suffering 89

6 Creation and the Significance of Humanity 103

7 God Incarnate 119

8 Dying to Sin, Living to Redemption 135

9 The Holy Spirit and the Church 149

10 Sacraments and the Life of Virtue 167

11 Religious Diversity: What is God Up To? 179

12 Hope Beyond the Grave 195

13 The End of the Age 205

14 Participating in the Conversation 217

Index 223

About the Author

Ian S. Markham is the Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary. He is also a Visiting Professor at Leeds Metropolitan University. Awards include the Robertson Fellow 2006, Teape Lecturer in India 2004, Claggett Fellow attached to Washington National Cathedral in 2000, and Frank Woods Fellow at Trinity College, Melbourne in 1997. He is the author and editor of twelve books, including A World Religions Reader, 2nd edition (Blackwell, 2000) and Do Morals Matter (Blackwell, 2006).