I would like to thank Gregory Sterling, whose encouragement and insight were of great help as I worked on this project. I thank David Aune, Brian Daley, S.J., and John Meier for their support and helpful suggestions. Other individuals to whom I am indebted are Michael Waldstein, Sabina Dabrowski, Carsten Burfeind, Michael Anderson, Michael McCarthy, S.J., Deborah Prince, Gregory Stevenson, Randall Chesnutt, and Thomas Olbricht. I was supported in this endeavor by a number of communities. I am very grateful for the financial assistance I received from the University of Notre Dame, Rochester College, Pepperdine University, as well as the Christian Scholarship Foundation. My family and I received great personal encouragement and much practical assistance from very many people as I worked on this, and I am particularly grateful to the Donmoyer and Word of Life churches. I am also mindful of the sacrifices made for me by my family, extending from my parents to my four sons. They have more than earned my deep admiration.