"Those who love Jesus Christ, declares Thomas N. Hart have always desired to know him better. Having found salvation and inspiration for their lives in him, they have wanted to understand all they can about him-his life and teaching, his relationship to God, his inner experi- ence. his death and resurrection, and the relevance all this has for human life. This never-ending quest has prompted theologians of every age to keep researching and rethinking the person of Jesus and everything that pertains to him."

The theological effort to study and learn more about Jesus is known as Christology. This book is a concise and popular summary of the principal issues in Christology today. However it is not content to rest with abstract questions. Merely to "know" about Jesus is to reduce him to an object, and the real Jesus inevitably escapes from those limitations. This book attempts to "do" the- ology from a pastoral perspective, not merely to answer questions but to speak to every Christian's concern for the life of faith.

Those seeking an introduction to Christology and those desiring to enrich their already-present faith will find this book rewarding.