Elizabeth A. Dreyer, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Religious Studies at Fairfield University and Adjunct Professor at Hartford Seminary.

• Table of ContentsPreface   1Introduction   3Part I: Setting the Stage   91.  Getting into the Act: Invitation to the Reader   102.  The Reflected Life: The Centrality of Experience   143.  Elements in a First Description of Grace    204.  Past Faulty Directions   265.  The Living Faith of the Dead: Tradition   33Part II: Our Ancestors on Grace   396.  "Honey Pressed Down and Running Over": Hebrew Scriptures   437.  New Creation in Christ: Paul of Tarsus   548.  God the Divine Healer: Augustine of Hippo   659.  A Joyful Friendship: Thomas Aquinas   8210.  "And All Shall Be Well": Julian of Norwich   10411.  The Glory of the Cross: Marring Luther   12612.  A Tug of War: Trent, Molinism and Jansenism   144Part III: Grace Today   15613.  The Passion of God: Grace as  Self-Gift   16114.  The Human Person Fully Alive   17015.  In the Company of the Cosmos   19016.  "God Love Admiration": Grace Literature   21217.  Conclusion: The Many Faces of Grace   236Index   241