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In this second volume of his commentary on the Letter to the Ephesians, John P. Keenan explores how the letter's rich teaching on the Cosmic Christ and the Trinitarian God can be better understood by using the Chinese Buddhist master Zhiyi's concept of 'threefold truth.' I most enthusiastically recommend Earthing the Cosmic Christ of Ephesians to all who search for interreligious understanding. --Peter C. Phan, Georgetown University In this anticipated second volume, John P. Keenan, with his usual skill and erudition, delivers on his goal of bringing the 'cosmic Christ of Ephesians back to earth.' Reading closely and overcoming numerous potential stumbling blocks for modern readers, Keenan uses Zhiyi's Buddhist framework to help us develop an interpretation of Ephesians that works for our times, our scientific outlook, our social norms, and our situation within the 'global theological commons.' --Kristin Beise Kiblinger, Winthrop University

In this second volume of his commentary on the Letter to the Ephesians, John P. Keenan explores how the letter's rich teaching on the Cosmic Christ and the Trinitarian God can be better understood by using the Chinese Buddhist master Zhiyi's concept of 'threefold truth.' I most enthusiastically recommend Earthing the Cosmic Christ of Ephesians to all who search for interreligious understanding. --Peter C. Phan, Georgetown University In this anticipated second volume, John P. Keenan, with his usual skill and erudition, delivers on his goal of bringing the 'cosmic Christ of Ephesians back to earth.' Reading closely and overcoming numerous potential stumbling blocks for modern readers, Keenan uses Zhiyi's Buddhist framework to help us develop an interpretation of Ephesians that works for our times, our scientific outlook, our social norms, and our situation within the 'global theological commons.' --Kristin Beise Kiblinger, Winthrop University

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John P. Keenan is professor emeritus of religion at Middlebury College and a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. His previous works include The Emptied Christ of Philippians: Mahāyāna Meditations; The Meaning of Christ: A Mahāyāna Theology; The Gospel of Mark: A Mahāyāna Reading; A Study of the Buddhabhūmyupad�sa: The Doctrinal Development of the Notion of Wisdom in Yogācāra Thought; and Grounding Our Faith in a Pluralist World--With a Little Help from Nāgārjuna.

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