In a day when so many people have lost confidence in the historical affirmations of ecumenical Christianity, this book is written for both those in the seminary and those in the church, Gunter believes that the assump- tions of modernism have eroded our ability to believe the Gospel affirma- tion that "Christ is risen!" This book tells the story of: how we forgot the gospel; what attempts have been made in the twentieth century to recover the gospel; and how we can recover the gospel for confident belief and proclamation.