Meticulously researched, Paul Nimmo's much anticipated study will surely become the leading point of reference for our understanding Barth's theology of the Lord's Supper. His work carefully charts how Barth eventually moved from a traditional Calvinist position to an ethical account of the church's action. This generates Nimmo's own constructive development of eucharistic celebration as the high point of the Christian life in which faith in the reconciling work of God is continually renewed. In its contribution both to Barth studies and to sacramental theology, this is work of the highest quality.

David Fergusson, University of Cambridge, UK

Celebrating the Lord's Supper is the central liturgical act of Christian devotion. Yet it has been the site of vituperative debate for centuries. Karl Barth's contribution to this topic is often thought to have been a peculiar departure from the tenor of the rest of his dogmatics-the last sigh of a theologian at the end of his career. Paul T. Nimmo does two important things in this volume. First, he traces the development of Barth's view to show how it is integral to his overall theological vision. Second, he takes forward a constructive project using Barth as a point of departure with an eye to the ecumenical implications of his account. This represents one of the most important recent treatments of this topic, and is sure to generate considerable debate and discussion. Highly recommended.

Oliver Crisp, University of St Andrews, UK

Paul T Nimmo's new monograph is a landmark achievement. On one level, it sheds fascinating new light on a relatively neglected and often misunderstood dimension of Barth's theology, and it does so with characteristic care, incisiveness, and insight. On another level, it offers a pioneering development of Barth's thinking that should command the attention of anyone interested in fresh and bold thinking about the Lord's Supper. A superb volume.

Paul Dafydd Jones, University of Virginia, USA

Karl Barth ended his Church Dogmatics before finishing his planned account of the Lord's Supper. This was not a coincidence, Paul T Nimmo avers as he traces how Barth's thought on this crowning practice of Christian life kept evolving over his lifetime. Apart from a meticulous reconstruction of this historical development from a sacramental to a radically revised ethical understanding, the patient reader is rewarded with a formidable constructive proposal on how Reformed Christians might think about the Lord's supper today: as a central event in the life of the covenant people, an act of obedience and renewal in gratitude and response to God's grace of renewal. Take and read!

Hanna Reichel, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA