The Fall 2025 issue of Anglican Theological Review (Vol. 107, No. 4) features a substantive roundtable exploring Leaving Emmaus: A New Departure in Christian Theology (Baylor University Press, 2021) by Dr. Anthony D. Baker, Clinton S. Quin Professor of Systematic Theology at Seminary of the Southwest. Originating as a live panel conversation, the exchange was compiled and edited by Daniel Strandlund of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and brings together four distinct responses followed by Baker’s concluding reply.
Cheryl Kirk-Duggan of Oblate School of Theology opens the discussion with a concise summary and pointed critique of Baker’s argument, urging a deeper engagement with the systemic dimensions of sin. Craig Hovey of Ashland University turns to Scripture, examining the biblical grounding and interpretive consequences of Baker’s theological vision. The Rt. Rev. Andrew C. Doyle, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, situates Leaving Emmaus in conversation with Karl Barth and metaphysical theologians such as Catherine Pickstock and Sergius Bulgakov, highlighting Baker’s contributions within broader theological currents.
David Bentley Hart of the University of Notre Dame offers both praise and provocation, commending the book as a “minor dogmatics” while questioning Baker’s approach to doctrinal development and eschatology. Baker closes the roundtable with thoughtful reflections, addressing his respondents’ insights and challenges and expanding on the constructive possibilities of his work.
The Fall 2025 issue underscores ATR’s ongoing commitment to rigorous, imaginative theological dialogue—inviting readers into a lively and multifaceted engagement with one of contemporary theology’s notable contributions.
