As Christendom is increasingly under attack by the forces of atheism and unbelief, it is important for the Church of the Nazarene to periodically review her "story." There is no better place to begin that review than with our Manual.

Utter the word "Manual," and many good Nazarenes exhibit a pained expression: "Not the Manual!" Because the Manual has been so closely associated with legalism, structure, and authority, many postmoderns cringe at the thought of even investigating the story of the church as told in our Manual.