Dancing in the Dark, Revised Edition () von Graham Buxton

Christians are often tempted to encapsulate God in their own little boxes, as if God could be tied down to our finite way of thinking. But we can neither domesticate nor fully understand God, for theology has a lot to do with coming to terms with the mystery of God. This revised edition of Dancing in the Dark--shaped, as in the first edition, by the two overarching themes of God as Trinity and a theology of participation--embraces the notion of mystery in presenting a compelling vision of seeing all things finally united within the inner life of God. As we engage in Christian ministry, we are summoned to participate as grace-filled faith communities in the triune God's immeasurably loving and healing work in the world, leading those who are in darkness into an awareness of the God who imparts life in all its glorious abundance, that which is so . . . and a journey into the mystery of that which is to come. The liberating ministry of the gospel is both a declaration and an invitation--an invitation to the dance!

Graham Buxton is Affiliate Professor in the School of Theology at Fuller Seminary, USA; Senior Lecturer in Theology at Flinders University, Australia; and Visiting Fellow at St. John's College, Durham University, UK. He is the author of a number of books, includingThe Trinity, Creation and Pastoral Ministry (2005), Celebrating Life (2007), andAn Uncertain Certainty (2014).