Introduction; 1. A harmonizer of opposites; 2. A theologian between two centuries; 3. An experiential method; 4. A personal God; 5. A God of omnipotent love; 6. The God of Jesus Christ; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

This book sets the Scottish theologian John Oman (1860 1939) in his historical and cultural context.

Stephen Bevans, SVD, is Professor of Mission and Culture, Emeritus, at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. Among his books are Models of Contextual Theology (2002) and An Introduction to Theology in Global Perspective (2009).
Clemens Sedmak is Professor of Social Ethics at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of many books, including Doing Local Theology (2002), A Church of the Poor (2016), and The Capacity to be Displaced (2017).