Helmut Thielicke first came to prominence as a German Lutheran minister during the last days of the Second World War in Stuttgart. In the face of bombing raids and Nazi opposition, Thielicke carried on preaching to a congregation of thousands. After the war was over, he joined the faculty of the University of Tübingen as Rector and Professor of Systematic Theology, later becoming the Rector of the University of Hamburg. During this time, he also became a world traveller, lecturing and preaching in the United States, South Africa, Australia and Latin America. He died in Hamburg in 1986.

He is clearly one of the really great preachers of the day.

• Translator's IntroductionThe Beginning1. In the Beginning2. The Primeval Witnesses3. The Light of the World4. God's AutographThe Creation of Man5. Man - the Risk of God6. Creation and Evolution, Faith and Science7. The Meaning and Order of the Sexes8. The Great SabbathThe Story of the Fall9. How Evil Came into the World10. The Bridgehead of the Tempter11. Guilt and Destiny12. The Mystery of DeathThe Story of Cain and Abel13. The Cain Within Us14. Where Is Abel Your Brother?15. Insecure ManThe Story of the Flood16. Floods and Fires17. Noah - The Adventure of FaithThe Building of the Tower of Babel18. The Fear of Our Fellows19. Outlines of a New World OrderPostscript for Theological Readers20. Postscript for Theological Readers

Helmut Thielicke first came to prominence as a German Lutheran minister during the last days of the Second World War in Stuttgart. In the face of bombing raids and Nazi opposition, Thielicke carried on preaching to a congregation of thousands. After the war was over, he joined the faculty of the University of Tübingen as Rector and Professor of Systematic Theology, later becoming the Rector of the University of Hamburg. During this time, he also became a world traveller, lecturing and preaching in the United States, South Africa, Australia and Latin America. He died in Hamburg in 1986.

He is clearly one of the really great preachers of the day.

• Translator's IntroductionThe Beginning1. In the Beginning2. The Primeval Witnesses3. The Light of the World4. God's AutographThe Creation of Man5. Man - the Risk of God6. Creation and Evolution, Faith and Science7. The Meaning and Order of the Sexes8. The Great SabbathThe Story of the Fall9. How Evil Came into the World10. The Bridgehead of the Tempter11. Guilt and Destiny12. The Mystery of DeathThe Story of Cain and Abel13. The Cain Within Us14. Where Is Abel Your Brother?15. Insecure ManThe Story of the Flood16. Floods and Fires17. Noah - The Adventure of FaithThe Building of the Tower of Babel18. The Fear of Our Fellows19. Outlines of a New World OrderPostscript for Theological Readers20. Postscript for Theological Readers