Faith speaking understanding: performing the drama of doctrine

Introduction: "In accordance with the scriptures" : local church as "living Bible"

Part 1: Before the Curtain Rises: On Theology and Theater. Doing the Word "on Earth as It Is in Heaven": Introducing the Theater of the Gospel

Audience Participation: Loving God, Doing Truth, Being Church

Part 2: Faith Showing Understanding: How Doctrine Makes Disciples and How Disciples Do Doctrine. The Great Theater of the World: Setting the Twenty-First-Century Stage

Gospel Theater: The Triune Drama of Redemption

Learning (and Becoming) the Part: "Little Christs"

Forming the Company, Doing Church: Doctrinal Directions for Acting Out Life Together in Christ

Staging the Play in Ten Thousand Places: How the Company of the Gospel Enacts Parables of the Kingdom

(Torn) Curtain: On Earth as He Is in Heaven

Conclusion: Tell and Show: Exhibiting the Gospel in Company with Christ.