The drama of doctrine :
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Westminster John Knox Press, (Louisville :) Physical details: xv, 488 pages ; 23 cm ISBN:0664223273; 9780664223274.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-469) and indexes.
Introduction : the way of truth : the stuff of life -- pt. 1. The drama. The gospel as theo-drama : the divine voice and actor -- Theology in the theo-drama : the human voice and actor -- The nature of doctrine : a dramatic proposal -- pt. 2. The script. Word and the church : the canon as covenant document -- Scripture and tradition : two (or more) kinds of performance interpretation -- Performance I. : the interpretative community responds and enacts -- Jesus, Spirit, church : scripture and tradition in theo-dramatic perspective -- The work of the Spirit in the practices of the canon -- pt. 3. The dramaturge. Theology as dramaturgy -- The canonical-linguisic approach, pt. 1: Scientia -- The canonical-linguistic approach, pt. 2.: Sapientia -- pt. 4. The performance. Doctrine, role, vocation : the actors prepare -- Doctrine and the church : the company of the gospel -- Conclusion: Creeds, confessions, and the pastor/director -- Doctrine and theology in the theater of congregational action.
Kevin Vanhoozer is emerging as one of the most significant younger theological voices of our generation. This book will consolidate that reputation still further. It is a magisterial treatment of the origins and nature of doctrine, worthy to be ranked alongside George Lindbeck's classic The Nature of Doctrine. It is essential reading for all concerned with the nature and future of doctrine."--Alister McGrath, Professor of Historical Theology, Oxford University, Director, Oxford Centre for Evangelism and Apologetics. Observing a strange disappearance of doctrine within the church, Kevin Vanhoozer argues that there is no more urgent task for Christians today than to engage in living truthfully with others before God. 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 re-locates 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.
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