By the Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine
"A significant contribution to both academic and pastoral theology, and might go a long way toward healing the breach between the two."--Bruce D. Marshall,St. Olaf College"By the Renewing of Your Mindsis an illuminating and challenging treatise, especially for those whose vocation is teaching Christian doctrine."--Presbyterion"This ground-breaking volume...is the first to deal at length with the pastoral function of doctrine....Charry has had the daring and imagination to propose a long-range research program which has the possibility of radically redirecting now sterile but still deeply entrenched habits of thinking about doctrine.... Charry's book will prompt much-needed further mining of the doctrinal tradition for its pastoral riches."--Christian Century"Long has doctrinal theology suffered under the suspicion of being utterly irrelevant, even inimical to the life and witness of the church and to the lives of Christian people.  Charry has put that old caricature to rest in this remarkable and compelling book...This is a book of great wisdom and passion.  It is deeply learned, well written, and carefully researched.  Most of all, it is a prophetic call to professional teachers of theology to renew the tradition of teaching doctrine for the formation of virtue and for the knowledge of God."--nterpretation"[Charry] is earnest about her efforts to promote grassroots theological formation. She has a heart for helping everyday people to come to know and love the Lord....A timely and powerful book."--Christianity Today