"Gerhard Forde makes a dashingly bold move to construct a whole systematic theology on the model of Martin Luther's Bondage of the Will. Forde continues Luther's polemic against every theology that fools with God apart from the Word... Forde writes a theology that is good for nothing but proclaiming the living Word of God. "--Carl E. BraatenProfessor of Systematic TheologyLutheran School of Theology at Chicago "Here is a theologian, who believes in proclamation! Working from a distinction between God preached and the hidden God not preached, Gerhard Forde develops a theology for preachers. The thought is edgy; the style is exciting. "--David G. ButtrickThe Divinity SchoolVanderbilt University