CHere, McClendon defines doctrine as an essential practice of the church, not a set of propositions to believe. The author rejects the prevailing assumptions stemming from the rationalism of the Enlightenment, and redefines theology as a discipline within the context of particular religious beliefs and practices of concrete believing communities. McClendon ties the reading of Scripture to the community's understanding of itself and its own mission | Systematic Theology Volume 2 by James William McClendon, Paperback | Indigo Chapters