01478cam a22002654a 4500 12864140 AU-EpEBC 20111017203521.0 020722s2002 ilu b 001 0 eng 2002011361 0830827250 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC AU-EpEBC pcc BT75.3 .B63 2002 230.04624/BOC 21 Bock, Darrell L. Purpose-directed theology : getting our priorities right in evangelical controversies / Darrell L. Bock. Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, c2002. 115 p. ; pbk ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Prolegomena on controversy in evangelicalism and a purpose-directed theology : an appeal for meta-narrative, "critical realism" and a "biblical foundationalist" approach -- On boundaries and history that inform the evangelical movement -- Where we stand today : evangelicalism's need to preserve different types of organizations -- Where should we be going? : Jesus studies and other examples in moving toward cultural impact -- On pursuing truth in a contentious area in a public square institution : the current issue of openness in such a purpose directed context -- Conclusion: A purpose directed evangelicalism and a call to mission beyond our internal debates. Theology, Doctrinal. Evangelicalism. ddc 9974 9974