Well-respected scripture scholar Francis Moloney and systematic theologian Anthony Kelly have collaborated here on a theological reflection on the Gospel of John that is strongly determined by contemporary biblical scholarship.
They write with the hope, they explain, "of not only underscoring the fundamental God-ward dimension intrinsic to the Johannine texts, but of reinvigorating theology with that deeply spiritual or experiential sense inherent in this remarkable part of the New Testament."
Their joint effort will offer insight and food for thought to: 
-- scholars and students of theology and scripture.
-- persons desiring more in-depth knowledge of this Gospel.

Experiencing God in the Gospel of John

Religion & Spirituality

Moloney, Francis J.

Kelly, Anthony J.

Christian Books & Bibles

Paulist Pr

The ascension of Christ is usually taken for granted and often neglected.  Indeed, it represents that forgotten dimension of faith in its reach beyond the categories, concepts, and concerns of our mundane existence, even in the church. This book is written with the conviction that there are further riches to be discovered.  Christ’s ascension indelibly marks the limitless horizon of Christian life. It reminds us that the mission of evangelization is unconfined, always moving beyond, upward, outward, in the vitality of the risen Christ who already occupies every dimension of time and space.  Properly understood, the ascension is a fundamental aspect of the catholicity of faith and enables it to breathe more deeply in its experience of “the boundless riches of Christ” (Eph 3:9).

Upward: Faith, Church, and the Ascension of Christ

Liturgical Press

In this book, Anthony Kelly sets out to affirm the resurrection as the living centre of Christian life and the basis for its theological methods and themes. He acknowledges that the resurrection resists any single interpretation, but shows how it remains key to God's relationship with Jesus and with ourselves.

The Resurrection Effect: Transforming Christian Life and Thought

Orbis Books

Anthony J Kelly's passionate and faith-filled book continues that story-telling practice. Although not exactly a 'story', it depends upon the fundamental story of the Christian phenomenon to engage with all who may have the good fortune to take this book in their hands. It is from a graced experience of a friendship and collaboration over many year that I introduce readers to the remarkable book that follows. I can only point to several elements in the book that make it unique. At the heart of any assessment of the significance of the death and resurrection of Jesus lies the question: what sort of life did Jesus live, and what did he say and do that led to his eventual execution? For many years, in lectures, conferences and retreats, Tony has sketched his 'life of Jesus' in what he called a 'meditation'. His sketch has always left a profound impression. This book's opening section, 'Preparation: The Way of Jesus', makes it available for a wide reading audience. Once 'The Way of Jesus' has been established, Tony imaginatively marries several traditions to follow the narrative of Jesus' death and resurrection: the Gospel of John, Paul and the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, and the traditional fourteen stations that form the Catholic practice of the Way of the Cross. Eloquent further commentary is found in a moving use of the Christian Patristic tradition, aptly chosen from the Patristic readings that the ordained ministers of the Catholic Church encounter in their Prayer of the Church. The matrix for the narrative is Jesus' story as it is told in the Gospel of John. The sophisticated Johannine narrative enables Tony to lead his reader through a moving retelling of the Paschal events. One could say that Tony's story is that of the Gospel of John. A 'story' is a succession of events along a timeline, featuring events, characters, encounters, etc. But all stories have a meaning. We can call the 'meaning of a story' its discourse. While Tony re-tells the Johannine story, by setting it within other literary and ecclesial practices, he expands its discourse. Herein lies the startling originality of this book. Francis J Moloney, SDB

The Way of Jesus: Cross and Passion

Atf Pr

The Shock of the Cross (1) (Interfacetheology, 8)