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Book Review: ‘For Us and Our Salvation’: The ‘Christological’ Councils and Trinitarian Anthropology

faith that came out of and/or preceded the academic theology that Bonaventure wrote and we study. Far from being examples of extreme or somehow wrong expressions of theology, these are in fact somatic expressions of theology. Another area that could have benefited from broader reflection is the conclusion which is rather a perfunctory summary of the book’s chapters. While the conclusion offers a reader a quick and quite valuable overview of the argument that had been densely presented in the preceding pages, it is regrettable that the author chose to remain so closely tied to the book’s boundaries of historical theology. The great value of this book, in addition to understanding Bonaventure and Franciscan theology, is the application today in so many areas of theological and pastoral concerns, including but not limited to aging and end-of-life. The author’s important argument of Bonaventure’s finding beauty in the diminishment of the body and the crucial role of this diminishment in salvation will have important resonance in pastoral theology and will provide profound solace and substantial theological substance for reflection in hospice care, aging, and even discussions around the end-of-life option. Admittedly, these criticisms really point to how valuable this volume is. The book’s length belies the rich material and analysis contained between the covers. It offers much for consideration not only by historical theologians, but also by pastoral theologians and pastoral practitioners. This book is one that should be read by academics and those in ministry alike. I have already recommended it to many professionals in chaplaincy and pastoral ministry, as well as my academic colleagues in Franciscan historical theology. This is a much needed and timely book that will be the seed for much further work.