Douglas Farrow’s Ascension
Theology
has received an enthusiastic review from Justin A. Mihoc of Durham
University. In the first of this year’s Sacra Scripta, Journal of the Centre
for Biblical Studies, Mihoc writes that:
‘Farrow’s book represents a wonderful example of contemporary theological reflection based on the “traditional” Patristic interpretation of the very enigmatical episode of Christ’s exaltation. In a fresh and restructured way, the author presented the mystery of Christ’s Ascension and his session ad dexteram dei, alongside its theological significance for the Christians of today. This insightful monograph calls us to the eucharistic life of the Church, it calls for a new and optimistic faith in the redemptive power of the ascended Christ. The conclusions it reaches, although they may appear controversial and peculiar, spring from a Patristic reading of Scriptural truths, and from the longstanding tradition of the universal Church that confesses through her Creeds the faith in Christ’s Ascension and session at the right hand of the Father. We can only applaud Prof Douglas Farrow for his very valuable and inspired book, and hope that it reaches the wide audience intended by its author.’
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