Several years ago, while writing Christian Theology, I found I had to resist the temptation to write a book on the topic of each of the chapters. I concluded that I had the agenda for my next sixty books, and resolved that I would someday attempt to write some of them. The present volume is the first of such efforts. I have chosen to write on the doctrine of the person of Christ because it is crucial in our day. It has, of course, always been at the very center of Christian faith, but is