Cover i
Title Page iii
Copyright Page iv
Dedication v
Foreword John R. Franke ix
Preface to the Third Edition xiii
Preface to the Second Edition xv
Introduction: Christian Belief and Christian Living xvii
1. Knowing the God of the Bible in the Contemporary World 1
2. The God Whom We Know 15
3. Our Identity as God’s Creatures 39
4. Our Human Failure 59
5. Jesus Christ: “God with Us” 77
6. Jesus’s Mission in the Divine Program 99
7. The Holy Spirit: The Author of Life 119
8. The Holy Spirit and Our Salvation 141
9. The Pioneer Community 169
10. Participating in the Pioneer Community 191
11. The Climax of Our Story 213
12. God’s Community: Our Eternal Home 235
Epilogue: Making the Connection 257
Postscript Jay T. Smith 261
Resources for Further Study 265
Glossary 269
Subject Index 273
Scripture Index 281
Notes 288
Back Cover 293