Called Together: An Introduction to Ecclesiology
In Called Together: An Introduction to Ecclesiology, Christopher McMahon explores a theological understanding of the Church primarily in terms of its soteriological mission by focusing on the nature of the Church and its mission of mediating the redemptive work of Christ in history. In short, McMahon focuses on what the Church does, as well as what it is, without letting the history of the Church or its power structures dominate the presentation. The author writes: "The text may be judged a success if readers and instructors find here resources that will help to animate a conversation about the Church that resonates with their experience and challenges their assumptions about what the Church is and what it is called to do.…. In the end, it is hoped that Called Together will provide a helpful orientation to the Church via the fundamental theological claim of the Christian tradition, namely, that in Christ, God is reconciling the world to himself (2 Corinthians 5:19)."