Christa L. McKirland (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is lecturer in systematic theology at Carey Baptist College in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is the founder and executive director of Logia International, which seeks to support women across the divinity disciplines for the sake of the academy and the church.

• ContentsForeword by Alan J. TorranceIntroduction: Theological Anthropology and Human NeedPart 1: Introducing Need 1. Defining Fundamental Human NeedPart 2: The Image of God2. The Image of God and Initial Humans3. The Image of God and Jesus Christ4. The Image of God and the TemplePart 3: Divine Presence: Temple, Bread, Water, Sonship, Firstborn, and Adoption5. Divine Presence in the Old Testament: The Significance of Bread, Water, and Sonship6. Divine Presence in Jesus: The New Significance of Temple, Bread, Water, and Firstborn7. Divine Presence in the New Covenant Community: The Ongoing Significance of Temple, Bread, Water, and AdoptionPark 4: Divine Presence and Needs-Based Anthropology8. Pneumatic Christology and Pneumatic Anthropology9. Christ the Key to Need10. A Constructive Proposal: Pneumachristocentric AnthropologyAfterword: Building Bridges and Moving ForwardIndexes