Released in the UK January 2025
Released in the US January 2025
Large trade hardback | 224 Pages
9781527112223 • £14.99 $21.99
BISAC – REL067040
The Unvarnished Jesus
The Beauty of Christ and His Ugly Rivals
Samuel G. Parkison
Introductory Christology
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Samuel G. Parkison makes a startling claim: Jesus is the most beautiful man to ever exist. His defence is theoretical and experiential: he knows him to be ultimate beauty and he has experienced him to be so.
Deconstructing cultural notions that beauty is subjective or sentimental, Parkison constructs an impressive picture of God’s breathtaking beauty. On this firm foundation, the only building to rise is one that testifies to Jesus, the God–man, as the most beautiful man that ever lived.
Samuel G. Parkison
Samuel G. Parkison is Associate Professor of Theological Studies at the Gulf Theological Seminary in the United Arab Emirates. He is the author of ‘To Gaze Upon God: The Beatific Vision in Doctrine, Tradition, and Practice’; ‘Irresistible Beauty: Beholding Triune Glory in the Face of Jesus Christ’; and co–author of ‘Proclaiming the Triune God: The Doctrine of the Trinity in the Life of the Church’.
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Christian Focus
… convincingly shows how vital affirming the beauty of Christ is for both theology and the Christian life. Readers would do well to give this book a slow read and marvel at the beauty of the Lord.
Ronni Kurtz
Assistant Professor of Theology, Cedarville University, Ohio; author, ‘Fruitful Theology: How the Life of the Mind Leads to the Life of the Soul’
… Parkison’s work trains our taste so that we properly value what, or Whom, is objectively Beautiful.
James R. Wood
Assistant Professor of Religion and Theology, Redeemer University, Ancaster, Ontario
In a world that doesn’t recognize true Beauty, Parkison offers much needed corrective lenses, helping us savor the excellence of Christ.
John Folmar
Senior Pastor, United Christian Church of Dubai
More than once, I put down this book mid–sentence in awe of all the beauty Christ has given me to behold.
Matthew Barrett
Associate Professor of Christian Theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri