Theological writing is often ponderous, dull, fuzzyor a mixture of all three. A different grade of theological writing distinguishes Donald M. Baillie's God Was in Christ (Scribner; $2.75), published this week.
Dr. Baillie, professor of systematic theology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, has written only two books in his 60 years. But when he has something to say, he knows how to say it. Swiss Professor Emil Brunner, one of Europe's leading theologians, paid it a rare tribute: "It is rather exceptional that a book of dogmatic theology makes fascinating reading . . ." Union Theological Seminary's President Emeritus Henry...
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