He details how doctrine serves the church--the theater of the gospel--by directing individuals and congregations to participate in the drama of what God is doing to renew all things in Jesus Christ. Taking his cue from George Lindbeck and others who locate the criteria of Christian identity in Spirit-led church practices, Vanhoozer relocates the norm for Christian doctrine in the canonical practices, which, he argues, both provoke and preserve the integrity of the church's witness as prophetic and apostolic.

    Now, using this simple method you'll learn the best way to put this important discipline to use for maximum spiritual benefit.

    A study of the structure of Paul's theology of Jesus' resurrection as that doctrine forms the center of Paul's total theology.