One of the dominant figures in contemporary theology and perhaps the most comprehensive theologian at work today, Wolfhart Pannenberg has written extensively in several areas. Metaphysics and the Idea of God continues Pannenberg's ongoing effort to overcome the ghettoization of theology and to demonstrate the convergence of philosophy and religion. Reflecting the pervasively historical orientation of much of Pannenberg's earlier work, this book offers a superb and succinct introduction to the criss crossings of theology and metaphysics over the last two thousand years. In historical context Pannenberg defends a close and necessary connection between theology and metaphysics without equating them. Indeed, his theory of the symbiotic relationship between metaphysics and theology a theory emphasizing their interdependence without sacrificing their distinctiveness is a most impressive achievement.