pHow can we present the truth about Jesus to a world that no longer believes in truth Can we find ways to engage in meaningful conversation with those who reject all claims to absolutes Can we talk about our convictions without appearing arrogant or manipulativebrCurtis Chang has found vital resources for addressing these issues in the lives of Augustine bishop of Hippo AD 413 and Dominican priest Thomas Aquinas AD1259. These two apologists grounded their response to the shifting cultural sands of their time on Christ's own ministry of transforming love. Through a careful study of Augustine's City of God and Aquinas's Summa Contra Gentiles, Chang has discerned a valuable rhetorical strategy for engaging unbelief in cultural contexts where Christian faith seems less and less plausible.brBuilding on the contemporary cultural analysis of Alasdair MacIntyre, Christopher Lasch, James Davison Hunter and John Milbank as well as insights gleaned from Lesslie Newbigin and Stanley Hauerwas, Chan