Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen’s ecumenical, international, and contextual introductions in contemporary systematic theology are lauded as the top of its class, both in the West and in regions of developing national and spiritual identity. Offering differing perspectives in Christology, Pneumatology, and theology proper, Kärkkäinen develops a groundbreaking synthesis of classical and contextual work in theology from the history of Christianity to its present developments. These works are vital to anyone studying contemporary international and ecumenical theology.