Narrative theology emphasizes the priority of the story of Jesus Christ because the story precedes any category or conceptualizing. This text is an exercise in postmodern narrative theology. It shows how the distinction between narrative and story enables one to read the Bible as a single story that finds its focus in Christ. Gerard Loughlin draws on the work of Hans Frei, George Lindbeck and John Milbank to articulate a view of the Church as the telling and continuation of Christ's story. He establishes the co-constitution of Bible and community as the context in which Christ makes himself known and available for faith. This book defends the inspiration, historicity and truth of the biblical story as it is performed in the life of the Church, and shows how narrative theology enfolds and unfolds doctrine, while the epilogue focuses on the eucharist.
