More than a guidebook to the postmodernity debate, Lakeland's lively and novel volume clarifies the critical impulses behind the cultural, intellectual, and scientific expressions of postmodern thought. He identifies the issues it presents for religion and for Christian theology. Concentrating on God, Church, and Christ, Lakeland outlines the church's mission to the postmodern world, including a constructive theological apologetics.

"Lakeland's book brings postmodernity into sharp relief. He lifts the fog through short, focused appraisals of key philosophers and theologians. He captures the contents of postmodernity through expert analysis of its salient themes. And he measures its ambiguity because of different cultural interpretations and valuations. Lakeland's work ranks with David Tracy's Plurality and Ambiguity in defining the issues for theology today....