Across time and around the globe, people have undertaken the quest to discover meaning and ultimacy in their lives. This quest often starts with personal encounter--the kind of transformative experience that results in a commitment to new ways of living. These new commitments yield communities: a common life with shared goals and practices. In turn, these communities can bring about more opportunities for personal encounter and transformative experience. This pattern of personal encounter and communal commitment is evident even in the ancient texts and world of early Christians. In On the Way: Religious Experience and Common Life in the Gospels and Letters of Paul, Kevin McCruden explores this dynamic with scholarly rigor and religious sensitivity. He examines not just the historical critical or sociological aspects of the four Gospels and the undisputed Pauline letters, but attends to the theological significance and claims of these books, as well. This unique approach makes space to explore the link between religious experience and communal life. This exploration aided by chapter summaries, review and reflection questions, and definitions throughout the book. Accessible, readable, and immediately relevant to the lives of students, On the Way offers a way into the New Testament studies that invites students to wrestle with the complexities of encounter, transformation, and community as it's reflected in both Scripture and their lived experience.