Creed Without Chaos

Book Review:
Creed without Chaos: Exploring Theology in the Writings of Dorothy L. Sayers

This was an excellent book on several levels. Overall the book intends to be an introduction to the theological thought of Dorothy Sayers. In the first section, the author summarizes Sayers's approach to theology. A good case is made for lay theology and for classical education, as the author shows that Sayers's broad literary background gave her the ability to uniquely translate theological concepts into a form understood by modern men and women. The second section of the book gives a summary of Sayers's thought on the various areas of Christian theology addressed in her work.

I appreciated the fact that the author doesn't force Sayers into a pre-made mold as many Sayers critics do. Sayers was a very complex woman, and Laura Simmons recognizes this fact. The footnotes in the book are as interesting as the main text, and I came away with so many great quotations from Sayers that I had never before encountered. Finally, the book is lucidly written from start to finish in such a way as to be both academic and accessible to anyone. This is one of the best books on Sayers's work that I have read.