Christian doctrine, McClendon tells us, is no laundry list of propositions to be believed, but is rather an essential practice of the church. Doctrines are those shared convictions which the church must teach and live out if it is to be the church. The author rejects the prevailing assumptions stemming from the rationalism of the Enlightenment, and redefines theology as a discipline within the context of particular religious beliefs and practices of concrete believing communities. McClendon ties the reading of Scripture to the community's understanding of itself and its own mission.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 08/01/1994
ISBN: 9780687110216
Pages: 540
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.02w x 1.34d

Review Citations: Christian Century 10/19/2010 pg. 29