The goal of doctrine is worship, so our doctrine of God is resolutely practical. What we believe about God fuels the life and worship of the church.In Classical Theism: A Christian Introduction, Jordan L. Steffaniak retrieves the rich, historical doctrine of God that has guided the church throughout the ages. Classical theism fuels the life and worship of the church. But sometimes it is misunderstood as abstract and unwelcomeowing more to pagan philosophy than the words of the Bible. Steffaniak grounds classical theism in Scripture as guided by creeds and tradition. Steffaniak writes with a pastoral goalunderstanding the God we worship.