James Atkinson is notes for his numerous works on Luther, and has achieved scholarly disctinction in his researches on the Bible and the Reformation. But more that this, his personal warmth, his inimitable and colourful charachter, and his passion for the gospel and the church has elicted the respect and deep affection of many colleagues, students and churchpeople. Some of these now share in offering these essays on his eightieth birthday in gratitude for his learning, and for the inspiration that his life has offered.
