The Vietnam War and Theologies of Memory: Time and Eternity in the Far Country

"Tran's book is a model for contextually grounded theological analysis. Much of it is sophisticated theology, but portions will be useful for professionals from other disciplines who work with veterans, especially on spiritual issues." (CHOICE, December 2010)

"Tran is at his best when analyzing the POW/MIA movement and other stories from the war and the lives of the veterans.  His remarkable account of the other positions suffering of the Vietnam veteran is among the most moving sections of the book." (Christian Century, December 2010)

“Tran has created a genre of theological reflection that will challenge our habits of classification. This is theology done in a manner that matters; that is, it helps us recover our humanity. I believe Tran’s book, in time, may well become a ‘classic’.”
—Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University

"With the soul of a poet, the mind of a theologian, and the complex commitment of a Vietnamese-American Christian, Jonathan Tran's analysis is hauntingly, beautifully, profound. The book is worth its price for several individual sections on their own; the cumulative achievement is extraordinary and not to be missed."
—L. Gregory Jones, Duke University