religion. It begins with the creation of all things and ends with the renewal of all things. In between it offers an interpretation of the meaning of cosmic history. Moreover, it makes a comprehensive claim: our stories, our reality, the identity of the church—indeed all human and nonhuman reality—must find its place in this one story or nowhere. To understand the church’s true identity and role in the world, we must attend to this story. What role is the church called to play in the great divine