Inhabiting the Cruciform God

<DIV> </DIV><DIV>In this groundbreaking study of Paul's soteriology Michael Gorman builds on his influential<I>Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross</I> to argue that cruciformity is at its heart<I>theo</I>formity -- what the Christian tradition has called theosis or participation in the life of God.</DIV><DIV><BR /><I>"A richly synthetic reading of Paul. . . . Gorman deftly integrates the results of recent debates about Pauline theology into a powerful constructive account that overcomes unfruitful dichotomies and transcends recent controversies between the 'New Perspective on Paul' and its traditionalist critics. Gorman's important book points the way forward for understanding the nonviolent world-transforming character of Paul's gospel."</I><BR />-- <B>Richard B. Hays</B> Duke Divinity School</DIV>