Christianity is foremost a testimony of the great theo-drama: God’s communicative acts (finding their pinnacle in Christ) for the redemption of humankind. These acts comprise not only Christian scripture, but also a script upon which all later gospel performances must be faithful – in a wedding of textual and cultural analysis. Vanhoozer masterfully extends this metaphor of Christianity as theater in the four sections of his book: the drama, the script, the dramaturge, and the performance. This work calls the Christian community (theologian, pastor, laymen) to reexamine assumptions about the Bible and theology, while making a clarion call as to the importance of good judgment and practical wisdom in the Christian life. Vanhoozer offers a weighty yet engaging “postpropositionalist,” “postconservative,” and “postfoundationalist” approach to theology. A+ ( )