Grace - the free, unconditional and limitless love of God - is one of
the epic words of the Christian faith and a key part of what is most
distinctive about it. It lies at the heart of what is proclaimed in the
Gospel, but is not well understood, even by Christians. For centuries,
Christians have laboured under two opposing misunderstandings: the
Catholic view: We must strive to be good in order to deserve God's love,
or the Protestant view: Humankind is so sinful, we can do no good at
all. To set a great imbalance right, this volume explores what grace is;
how it flows from an understanding of the Trinity; how it becomes
visible in the life of Christ; grace in creation, human freedom and the
Church; ways of thinking about grace and living the life of grace