Synopsis: The best writing is relevant for every age. C. S. Lewis reminded us that we must always read books from different eras, to avoid our own generation's blind spots. That is why these articles by Professor T. F. Torrance, Scotland's world famous theologian, merit reading. These particular articles focus on the topics of church and ministry in light of the gospel of Christ. They have been selected, first, because they illustrate how "TF" understood his work as an academic theologian to be the calling of an evangelist to the church and to the intellectual life of the day, and, second,...

By publishing these essays together for the first time, this collection widens access to a number of T. F. Torrances illuminating studies on the history of biblical hermeneutics. Moreover, by detailing Torrances extensive engagement with primary sources, which generally appear only in summary form across his writings, this collection reveals to readers how Torrances own theological hermeneutics were forged through deep fellowship with the communion of the saints.

""An invaluable resource for any serious student of Torrance, bringing together a rich and rewarding collection of his essays....