"...this is not an easy read, but very much worth the effort...What I love most about this book is its sense of existence as God's gift to us and to all of creation, a gift Zizioulas places firmly in a eucharistic context.  Because existence is a gift, he argues, atheism can be seen as a form of ingratitude.  Faith means being grateful to every other being and finally to God himself, the ultimate Other and 'the author of all otherness.  This kind of faith offers no security of rational conviction.  The only certainty it offers lies in the love of the Other.  The only proof of God's existence is his love-demonstrated by our very being, in otherness and communion.  We are loved, therefore he exists.'"-- John Garvey, Commonweal, April 11, 2008

John Garvey

"All who have benefitted from the influential insights of Being as Communion will be eager to read this new sequel, addressing the critical issue of the balance between relationality and difference in ontological thought."

Revd Dr John Polkinghorne

"Metropolitan John Zizioulas is generally recognised as the most brilliant and creative theologian in the Orthodox Church today.  The publication of a new book from his pen, supplementing his earlier master-work Being as Communion, is a major event, of the greatest interest to Western Christians as well as Orthodox.  By exploring the theme of 'Otherness', he has developed in an original and illuminating way what he said in his earlier writings about Communion as the basis for personhood and church life.  Here is a voice that greatly needs to be heard."

"...This volume, along with Being as Communion, provides one of the most insightful, contemporary and accessible accounts of Orthodoxy available." - Thomas Finger, Christian Century, May 20, 2008

Thomas Finger

"This work is highly recommended for the upper level student, professor, and churchman or churchwoman seeking a deeper understanding of these important topics. Truly a challenging work." -Catholic Library World

Cecil R. White

"As with most creative theological proposals, readers likely will find much with which to disagree. Yet, if one takes the time to engage and not simply dismiss, this volume will pay handsome dividends...Those interested in ecclesial theology will find in this volume much worth contemplating and an able dialogue partner." Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology