D.M. Baillie on the Person of Christ

Abstract

"The Scottish theologian, D. M. Baillie is a figure of impressive stature as pastor, church leader and professor of theology. His personal impact on his students has been estimated in these words of a former student: From the beginning we realized that he was a giant and so great was our awe of him that we were in danger of regarding him as an Olympian who dwelt apart. We soon learned that he was the simplest and friendliest of men, the most hospitable of hosts, a born story-teller, a genius with children. As the months passed into years we discovered something else—he was a saint in whose transparent humility we saw reflected the beauty of holiness.' When he died in October 1954, Donald Macpherson Baillie had just completed an appendix to, and the new edition of, his major work, God Was In Christ. This book presents us with a mature and comprehensive study of the person and work of Christ. Indeed, Rudolph Bultmann calls it "the most significant book of our time in the field of Christology""