This "Giertz reader" is the most comprehensive volume ever published on Bo Giertz (1905-1998) in the world's language. through essays by such scholars as Robert Kolb, Gene Veith, Hans Andrae, Eric Andrae, Bror Erickson, Alex Klages, Charles Henrickson, Naomichi Masaki, and John Pless, as well as original translations from Giertz's work, this volume is the leading U.S. contribution in giving his life and theology the hearing it demands. This book is an indispensable aid to those who wish to dig deeper into his confession and understand the faith of the author of the acclaimed and beloved "The Hammer of God," which this year and with this anthology celebrates the 50th anniversary of the novel's first Enlgish translation.
