“Consistent with Tracy’s earlier works, these articles display a breadth and depth of theological, philosophical, literary, cultural, and critical scholarship matched by few, if any, contemporary theologians. Each essay is an exercise in interpreting our times, sometimes by interpreting the past, sometimes by interpreting a text, sometimes by interpreting a current situation or flow of events. There are not many authors who share both the breadth of vision and depth of reading and scholarship that Tracy has.”

John McCarthy, Loyola University Chicago

"Tracy demonstrates the range of his philosophical interests in service of theology, particularly his profound attention to hermeneutics. . . [A] rich feast . . . We can be grateful for the insightful essays collected in this volume from one of America’s leading theologians."

Currents in Theology and Mission

“Tracy is himself a Rome-like theologian, whose intellectual imagination and wide-ranging interests entice him continually into new byways of thought, more and diverse thinkers, and revised perspectives on old interests. These latest volumes, comprised of essays and talks given over more than forty years, invite the reader into the ancient city of Tracy’s theology. . . . [The volumes] gather essays spanning five decades, imposing structure on a set of reflections from one of the most visionary and expansive living theologians. If we cannot by these volumes summit the mountain of Tracy’s theology, we must admit that is because there is no peak to crest. There is instead an ancient city to explore, teeming with gifts of erudition and liberality, pointing us to Alps upon Alps.”

Journal of the American Academy of Religion

"To read [it] is to be educated and enriched by a remarkable breadth of inquiry and depth of analysis... Tracy's passion for theological conversation is... fuelled by a desire for justice and peace, but also by wonder at the unending love and creativity of God." 

Critical Theology

"David Tracy has a good claim to be the most prominent Catholic theologian of the last half-century in North America and one of the leading Catholic voices of his generation worldwide. . . . These substantial volumes of studies by Tracy spanning over four decades exhibit consistently one of the most appealing features of his work, a deep intellectual generosity that is willing to tease out from the work of figures to whom you would expect him to be antipathetic significant perspectives and questions deserving positive exploration."

The Journal of Religion

"Even as 'mere fragments' these essays are an imaginatively learned feast for virtually anyone interested in modern theologies... Each displays pieces of Tracy’s broad and deep reading and learning."

Modern Theology