Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Stories and grand narratives -- Confessions, apologia and testimony -- Christian humanism : retrieving a legacy -- A common humanity -- A matter of birth and death -- Individuals, persons, and being human -- Human well-being -- Religion and piety -- Depersonalizng religion -- Growing beyond fundamentalism -- Religion as ideology of crusade -- Secularization and its outcomes -- Science and scientism -- Secular defenders of humanity -- Mature worldliness -- A sense of awe and justice -- Greater than we can conceive -- Rumours of divine purpose -- God's love story: a strange beauty -- Jesus the Christ -- The cost of discipleship -- Why did God become a human being? -- Humanity fully alive -- A new humanity : agent of human wholeness -- A love of learning : seeking wisdom -- Respecting difference : standing for truth -- Critical patriotism : struggling for justice and peace -- Creativity of the spirit : cherishing beauty -- Seasons of life -- End of story : a new beginning.