Participation and Covenant

“This project is a fascinating introduction to a new theological framework whose purpose is to shape people to become appropriate participants in God’s very life and to tell this gospel story to others in a secular culture. Participation in the life of God is the center of this framework and Dick Moes develops it by using federal theologian Michael Horton’s work as a backdrop. Put on your thinking cap and prepare for an innovative theological feast.”


—Paul Chamberlain, professor of ethics and leadership, Trinity Western University





“This book contributes significantly to the growing interest of Protestant theologians in the concept of human participation in the life of God. It convincingly shows that ontological issues are by no means of a purely theoretical nature: on the contrary, they are crucial for shaping Christian practice and communicating the Gospel in a secular culture. The book is highly recommended for anyone who ponders on the ontology of divine-human communion and its implications for Christian life today.”


—Dmytro Bintsarovskyi, research associate, The Neo-Calvinism Research Institute





“This book is a wonderful contribution and is of great importance to the church. For Christians living in a secularized, self-descriptive, as well as delusional-identity-forming society, this book helps Christians give real hope and answers by breaking through the social imagination of the secular culture (sometimes even rooted in their own lives) by using biblical imaginary. It emphasizes that being a Christian is not simply to believe a list of propositions but also to experience the world through the lens of a meaningful vision.”


—Henk Stoker, rector, Theological School Potchefstroom