Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-290) and index.

Approach -- Why another christology? -- Constructing christology -- The focus -- The christological question -- The vision -- The place of christology -- Orientation -- Jesus as first among equals -- Remembering the historic Jesus -- God's saving agent -- Recognitions and interrogations -- Beginning christology at the right place -- Confessing Jesus as Ho Christos : Peter at Caesarea Philippi -- The origin of the story -- Portraying confusion -- Performing the Caesarea Philippi story -- The story of Christ and his disciples -- Confessing Jesus as Ho Christos : Martha and Mary at Bethany -- The encounter at Bethany -- The Supper at Bethany -- John and the Synoptics -- The wisdom of Christian practices at Philippi -- Hymns to Jesus -- Paul's use of the hymn -- Discipleship and christology -- The interrogation by the disciples of John the Baptist at Naim -- God's reign in practice -- Remembering the politics of the Jesus-Movement -- Polity and practice -- Jesus' mission and the disciples' missions -- Exorcising and healing -- Remembering Jesus' healing as reconciling -- The Jesus-movement as healing and reconciling -- Healing today? -- Teaching -- The parable of the traveler in the ditch -- The aphorisms -- Forgiving as a reconciling practice -- Practicing forgiveness -- Forgiveness and the reconciled life -- Keeping and rejoicing in table fellowship -- The controversial practice of inclusive table fellowship -- Parables about banqueting -- The Last Supper -- Hospitality as a reconciling practice -- The form and function of doctrine -- The CDF and Sobrino -- Doctrine as rules -- The heart of christological doctrine : truly human, truly divine -- Beginning with Chalcedon -- Divine nature, human nature : the problem -- Divine nature, human nature : toward a solution of the problem -- Discerning God's will -- The heart of discipleship : a christology of reconciling practice -- Reconciling practice -- Incarnating atonement -- Resurrection, reconciliation, and mission.