In this study, Samuel Wells traces his notion of ‘being with’ right into the Trinity itself, and in dialogue with Maximus the Confessor, Duns Scotus and Karl Barth, among others, articulates a truly Christocentric theology in which God’s means and God’s ends are identical.” Her comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the history, theology, spirituality, and role of icons in Eastern Orthodoxy is followed by an immersive experience — a narrative journey through eighteen pivotal events in the life of Jesus Christ as depicted in the New Testament Gospels.” With frequent references to contemporary life, he offers a comprehensive view of Jesus in his natural world and the various ways in which early medieval monastics discerned the presence of the risen Christ in nature’s seasons, in flora…