A Call to Christian Formation: How Theology Makes Sense of Our World

Southwestern Journal of Theology 2021 Book Award (Honorable Mention, Applied Theology/Ethics)

This book shows that theology is both integrally related to formation in Jesus Christ and shapes our understanding of the world. Christian formation is incomplete and impossible without theological formation, because Christ transforms our hearts and minds, attuning them to the reality of God. As the authors explore the deep connections between theology and the life of the Christian, they emphasize Christian formation as a defining feature of the church, arguing that theology must be integrally connected to the church's traditions and practices.

John C. Clark (PhD, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto) is professor of theology at Moody Bible Institute and a deacon at Church of the Resurrection, Wheaton, Illinois. He is the coauthor (with Marcus Peter Johnson) of The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology.

Marcus Peter Johnson (PhD, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto) is professor of theology at Moody Bible Institute and associate rector at St. Mark's Church, Geneva, Illinois. He is the coauthor (with John C. Clark) of The Incarnation of God: The Mystery of the Gospel as the Foundation of Evangelical Theology.