This essay is a review of Mike Higton's Christ, Providence and History. In Higton's interpretation, Hans W. Frei was striving for a kind of public theology loyal to the Christian tradition, especially the discourse developed through the figural reading of the scripture. In-depth and thorough examination of Frei's works was presented in this monograph, and it is a great insight to perceive Frei's thought from the pivot of history and thence providence. Nevertheless, the analys is of Frei's late thought could be given a greater weight in this work. And the most important challenge may be: can this type of theology really gain public attention, especially of those who are not familiar with Christian narratives, which serve as the basis of Frei's thought?