a project in several volumes that is systematic in its coverage of belief ... remarkable project ... Ward engages critically with a range of sources ... Ward presents a persuasive picture of the physical universe as 'an expression of the mind and heart of God' ... he has illuminated a range of difficult issues where Christians, including theologians, feel particularly unsure ... The three volumes so far published are a remarkable achievement and seal Keith Ward's reputation as the most productive and constructive theologian writing in English today.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Non-Dualism (Advaita Vedanta) ; 3. The Search for the Self (Vaishnava Hinduism) ; 4. The Doctrine of Rebirth ; 5. Buddhism and the Self ; 6. Evolutionary Naturalism ; 7. The Embodied Soul ; 8. Original Sin ; 9. The Doctrine of Atonement ; 10. Salvation by Grace ; 11. The World to Come ; 12. Human Destiny in Judaism and Islam ; 13. Human Destiny in Christianity ; 14. The Ultimate End of All Things ; 15. Conclusion

a project in several volumes that is systematic in its coverage of belief ... remarkable project ... Ward engages critically with a range of sources ... Ward presents a persuasive picture of the physical universe as 'an expression of the mind and heart of God' ... he has illuminated a range of difficult issues where Christians, including theologians, feel particularly unsure ... The three volumes so far published are a remarkable achievement and seal Keith Ward's reputation as the most productive and constructive theologian writing in English today.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Non-Dualism (Advaita Vedanta) ; 3. The Search for the Self (Vaishnava Hinduism) ; 4. The Doctrine of Rebirth ; 5. Buddhism and the Self ; 6. Evolutionary Naturalism ; 7. The Embodied Soul ; 8. Original Sin ; 9. The Doctrine of Atonement ; 10. Salvation by Grace ; 11. The World to Come ; 12. Human Destiny in Judaism and Islam ; 13. Human Destiny in Christianity ; 14. The Ultimate End of All Things ; 15. Conclusion