Coffee Shop Theology: Translating Doctrinal Jargon Into Everyday Life

I bought several copies of this book so that the adult Sunday school class I teach could start to use some academic theological terms in our discussions of Biblical texts. I've read the entire book and taught through half of it at this point, and it serves its purpose. Folks looking to buy it should be aware that Moore leans Wesleyan and Conservative, so folks with more radical or Calvinist tendencies (or radical Calvinist tendencies) should come in with more than a tenuous grasp of theological discourse themselves should they wish to use it for teaching. The topics covered in this volume are standard systematic theological concepts. It begins with doctrines of God and works through doctrines of creation, scripture, Christ, and evil. The conclusion of the book invites the reader to take a look at the second volume, More Coffee Shop Theology: Translating Doctrinal Jargon into Everyday Life, which treats mainly doctrines of salvation. Moore's claim in the introduction, that he will withhold academic speak, holds throughout. He does introduce some rather hard terms, and in some places I've had to explain his vocabulary, but even so this introduction does remain in a register that is handy for teaching generally educated adults.