This book is the fruit of lifelong study through which Jay Shim has pondered the Christian grounding for our lives and an understanding of redemption that encompasses all of God's creation. Dr. Shim's writing honors Biblical revelation from Genesis through Revelation as a wholistic story of salvation; and he expands his theological ideas with contributions from Augustine, Calvin, Kuyper, Bavinck, and contemporary sources. In a God-created world where all of reality is sacred, the author believes our calling as ambassadors of reconciliation and renewal is an effort of freedom and joy.