Preface Ivory tower … academic … irrelevant … impractical … unnecessary. These are terms some people use to describe theology. And yet theology—the study of God and His relationship to the universe and mankind—is remarkably relevant and practical. What could be more practical for believers than the question of how prayer relates to God’s sovereignty? What could be more relevant to evangelism than the question of those for whom Christ died or the question of what one must do to be saved? Numerous