I. The field : a reconnaissance of the territory of theology. Cosmogony and anthropology as a tacit background -- The elements behind everyday Christian language -- Perspectives on explaining the world -- Those who hold the Old Testament and Christian perspectives -- The position of the Bible in the traditions which follow it -- The place of logic -- Worship as a place of primary verification -- The transition from everyday language to regulative reflection -- II. Theory : the quest for truth. The reality of election (ecclesiology) -- The identity of talk of God (the doctrine of the Trinity) -- Unfulfilled talk about reconciliation (christology) -- The freedom to be human (anthropology) -- Proof : the way to ethics and doxology. From the cosmos to humanity -- From the story to action -- III. From perspective to hope -- Those engaged in diaconia and therapy -- Doxology as tradition and anticipated verification -- Theology as wisdom.