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v Acknowledgments I could not have written this book without important support and encouragement from several people. I can name only a few of those for whom I am deeply grateful: John Jones of Crossroad Publishing for first suggesting a project that grew into the present one; Seattle Pacific University for their invitation to present the Palmer Lectures in 2009, which provided the beginning core of the book’s argument; students at Wycliffe College and the Toronto School of Theology, including Professor Joseph Mangina, who engaged in seminar discussions on the general topic of the book; Wycliffe College itself, which gave me a sabbatical leave for research and writing; the Rt. Rev. Martin Nyaboho, Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Makamba in Burundi, for his serious and helpful discussion and for his friendship as well as for his ongoing witness to the Church’s unity; finally, Carey Newman of Baylor University Press, and the press itself, for his willing, enthusiastic, and deeply generous reception of this ungainly effort. Along the way, many others offered prayer, words of wisdom, and energy of immeasurable import. Finally, I dedicate this book to my children Hannah and Isaac and to the children of all Christian families: it is for them, their children, and their children’s children that the Church seeks to offer a witness to God’s oneness , for it is our love for them and for their world that such oneness creates and sustains. This page intentionally left blank ...

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