What does it mean to be a human being? Kelsey expertly probes this complicated issue in his exhaustive and ambitious examination of theological anthropology. Divided into three parts, Kelsey’s work posits that humanity’s relationship to God is a basic claim of Christianity and that God actively relates to human beings in three major ways: God creates them; God is there at the end of all things eschatologically; and God reconciles humans when they are alienated from Him. The result of this seminal theological work is a textured affirmation of humanity’s relationship with God and with each other. It represents the culmination of decades of theological thought and is certain to be recognized as a major achievement.