Core of the Christian Faith

Michael W. Goheen (PhD, University of Utrecht) is professor of missional theology at Calvin Theological Seminary. He is also professor of missional theology and director of theological education at the Missional Training Center, Phoenix. Goheen is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including The True Story of the Whole World, The Drama of Scripture, Living at the Crossroads, A Light to the Nations, and The Church and Its Vocation. He splits his time between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Phoenix, Arizona.

• Contents1. An Opening Appeal2. Reading the Bible as Jesus DidPart 1: The Gospel of the Kingdom3. What Is the Gospel?4. The True Context of the Gospel5. The Whole Truth of the Gospel6. Continuing in the GospelPart 2: The Biblical Story7. Israel's Story, Part 1: The Book of Moses8. Israel's Story, Part 2: Life in the Land9. The End of the Story, Part 1: Jesus10. The End of the Story, Part 2: Mission and Consummation11. The Urgency of Reading the Bible as One StoryPart 3: God's Missional People12. The Missional Vocation of God's People13. A Missional People Today, Part 1: Scattered Life14. A Missional People Today, Part 2: Gathered LifePart 4: A Missionary Encounter with Culture15. A Missionary Encounter with Western Culture Today16. The Story of the West17. The Spirit of Postmodernity18. The Spirit of Economic Modernity19. The Spirit of Consumerism20. A Closing Appeal