“Dr Jones book fills a significant lacuna in theological scholarship by engaging the work of two giants in Protestantism – John Calvin and Ellen White. He debates with a range of scholarly views and argues cogently for his interactional substantialist view. Further, the manner in which Jones points to the centrality of Christ in the salvation-historical timeline of the Scriptures is deserving of reflection and analysis. His work articulates in fresh and nuanced ways all that God has accomplished for humanity in Christ through his comparative analysis of the writings of Calvin and White. This original contribution advances theological scholarship and is indeed a thought-provoking and creative work. Highly recommended!!”

-Dr Kayle B. de Waal (Ph.D., University of Auckland) is Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies at Avondale College of Higher Education, New South Wales, Australia.

“Dr. Patrick Jones presents dexterously the centrality of Christ within the range of God’s acts of creation, reconciliation, renewal, and fulfillment. A thought-provoking, comparative anthology of Ellen White and Calvinist school of thought on trinity, the dual nature of Christ, interaction of the divine, human beings and the natural world. While Dr Jones notes the affinity of Calvin and White in some key areas where they are in contrast to “the great theologies of medieval scholastics and modern orthodoxy” he also notes some areas of divergence between them. This is a ‘must’ read for every student of Systematic Theology. It is bound to engage, provoke, enthrall and stimulate the minds of readers.”

-Vincent R Injety, PhD; President of Helderberg College, South Africa

“The book is well written… makes a valued contribution to the field, especially to SDA’s.”

-Pierre Steenberg, Ph.D., D.Min., International Board of Christian Counselors, California, USA.

“A clear writing style, while his arguments are sober and balanced. This is the academic “rehabilitation” of White.”

-Dr. F Chimhanda, Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy, University of Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe.

“Dr. Jones has convinced me that there is nothing new under the sun. Everything Calvin and White wrote, and everything theologians today write, smell on some way of Augustinianism, Platonism, and (not ‘or’) Aristoteloanism.”

-Prof C Landsman, Director of Research: Research Institute for Theology and Religion, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

“He delivers much original work by realizing that an in depth comparison warrants a more critical approach to differences between the two theologians. This is achieved… where Jones systematically works through the centrality of God’s grand acts of reconciliation in Jesus Christ by taking aspects such as interactional substantialism, mediatorship, duality in nature, titles, offices and the second coming into philosophical/theological consideration.”

-Prof. MD Herholdt, (D. Phil (Theol); MA (Soc); PhD (Sc); NHA, South Africa.