Mike Higton is Professor of Theology and Ministry at Durham University, UK.

'An ambitious theological analysis of one of the most significant and seminal of twentieth-century theologians. Through Higton's capacity to focus on what is most significant at each point, he brings the reader to grapple with the debate and a constructive possibility for resolving it. The book is lucidly and accessibly written, and should appeal to those seriously engaged with theological issues. Altogether, it constitutes a major contribution.' Revd Professor Daniel W Hardy

• Introduction; Chapter One: Laughing at Strauss; Chapter Two: For and Against Barth; Chapter Three: Paying Attention to Jesus; Chapter Four: The Mystery of Christ's Presence; Chapter Five: Paying Attention to History; Chapter Six: The Eclipse of Providence; Chapter Seven: A Secular Sensibility; Chapter Eight: Unsystematic Theology; Conclusion; Appendix One: Frei and Anselm; Appendix Two: Jesus' Identity and the Identity of Others; Appendix Three: Frei and Chalcedon; Appendix Four: Barth and Overbeck; Appendix Five: Frei and Story Theology; Bibliography; Index

Mike Higton is Professor of Theology and Ministry at Durham University, UK.

'An ambitious theological analysis of one of the most significant and seminal of twentieth-century theologians. Through Higton's capacity to focus on what is most significant at each point, he brings the reader to grapple with the debate and a constructive possibility for resolving it. The book is lucidly and accessibly written, and should appeal to those seriously engaged with theological issues. Altogether, it constitutes a major contribution.' Revd Professor Daniel W Hardy

• Introduction; Chapter One: Laughing at Strauss; Chapter Two: For and Against Barth; Chapter Three: Paying Attention to Jesus; Chapter Four: The Mystery of Christ's Presence; Chapter Five: Paying Attention to History; Chapter Six: The Eclipse of Providence; Chapter Seven: A Secular Sensibility; Chapter Eight: Unsystematic Theology; Conclusion; Appendix One: Frei and Anselm; Appendix Two: Jesus' Identity and the Identity of Others; Appendix Three: Frei and Chalcedon; Appendix Four: Barth and Overbeck; Appendix Five: Frei and Story Theology; Bibliography; Index

Mike Higton is Professor of Theology and Ministry at Durham University, UK.

'An ambitious theological analysis of one of the most significant and seminal of twentieth-century theologians. Through Higton's capacity to focus on what is most significant at each point, he brings the reader to grapple with the debate and a constructive possibility for resolving it. The book is lucidly and accessibly written, and should appeal to those seriously engaged with theological issues. Altogether, it constitutes a major contribution.' Revd Professor Daniel W Hardy

• Introduction; Chapter One: Laughing at Strauss; Chapter Two: For and Against Barth; Chapter Three: Paying Attention to Jesus; Chapter Four: The Mystery of Christ's Presence; Chapter Five: Paying Attention to History; Chapter Six: The Eclipse of Providence; Chapter Seven: A Secular Sensibility; Chapter Eight: Unsystematic Theology; Conclusion; Appendix One: Frei and Anselm; Appendix Two: Jesus' Identity and the Identity of Others; Appendix Three: Frei and Chalcedon; Appendix Four: Barth and Overbeck; Appendix Five: Frei and Story Theology; Bibliography; Index