Mission in Marginal Places: The Praxis
Title | Mission in Marginal Places: The Praxis PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Pears |
Publisher | Authentic Media Inc |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2016-09-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1842279165 |
The second book in the series focuses on participation and practice, and discusses a range of ways in which Kingdom-centred mission can be embedded in the actually existing realms of activity and need in marginal places. The book explores five different realms of practice, each presenting opportunities for innovative expressions of incarnational attentiveness to marginalized communities and people. It seeks to inspire prayerful and discerning activity that tunes into what Jesus is doing in local places, rather than providing any kind of "off-the-shelf" checklist of prefigured mission tactics. It challenges readers to take their faith-praxis beyond orthodox congregational settings and out into the everyday realms of life in marginal places.
Theory
Title | Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Pears |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2016-09-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781842279090 |
Mission in Marginal Places: The Theory
Title | Mission in Marginal Places: The Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Pears |
Publisher | Authentic Media Inc |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2016-09-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1842279157 |
This first book in the series presents a thought-provoking foundation for contemporary mission. Drawing on key theological, missiological and social scientific ideas it discusses the fundamentals that provide a basis for place dependent, reflective praxis amongst people occupying social margins. This fascinating work re-energises debate around questions of why and how mission in marginal places should be planned and implemented.
Mission in Marginal Places
Title | Mission in Marginal Places PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Pears |
Publisher | Paternoster |
Total Pages | 234 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Church work |
ISBN | 9781842279106 |
Mission in Marginal Places
Title | Mission in Marginal Places PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Pears |
Publisher | Mission In Marginal Places Series |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Missions |
ISBN | 9781780781853 |
The third book in The Mission and Marginal Series looks at the lessons we can learn from the testimonies of people living and working on the margins of society. If you look hard enough you will find groups of Christians deeply embedded in the life of every city - serving faithfully, innovating in extraordinarily creative ways and living sacrificially. This book is the third in a six-volume series specifically exploring the theologies and practices that are arising as groups seek to follow Jesus in these challenging situations. At the heart of the series are the core convictions that such involvement must prioritise the marginalised and socially excluded; that theology must be liveable and practical; and that mission studies benefit from engagement with insights from contemporary social science.
Faith Seeking Conviviality
Title | Faith Seeking Conviviality PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel E. Ewell III |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 2019-12-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1532614624 |
Faith Seeking Conviviality traces the journey of a U.S. missionary into Brazil (and beyond), seeking to be faithfully present while also questioning the default settings of "good intentions." Taking Ivan Illich as the primary theological guide on that journey, Faith Seeking Conviviality narrates the discovery of a renewed imagination for Christian mission that arises as a response to two persistent questions. First, given the colonial history of Christian missionary expansion, on what basis do we go on fulfilling the "Great Commission" (Matt 28:16-20) as Christ's disciples? A second question, intimately related to the first, is: What makes it possible to embody a distinctively Christian presence that is missionary without being manipulative? In doing theology with and after Ivan Illich, Faith Seeking Conviviality does not offer a pull-off-the-shelf model for mission, but rather a framework for embodying the incarnational logic of mission that entails a "convivial turn"--delinking missionary discipleship from the lure of techniques and institutional dependence in order to receive and to share the peace of Christ relationally.
Challenging Tradition
Title | Challenging Tradition PDF eBook |
Author | Perry Shaw |
Publisher | Langham Publishing |
Total Pages | 336 |
Release | 2018-03-31 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1783684267 |
The surge of theological education in the rapidly growing church of the Majority World has highlighted the inadequacy of traditional Western methods of thinking and learning to fully accomplish the task at hand. The limitations of current theological education are embodied in the formation and assessment of the master’s or doctoral dissertation; processes that follow a linear-empiricist tradition developed in the West and exported to the Majority World. Challenging Tradition: Innovation in Advanced Theological Studies highlights the need for these traditions to be reconsidered in every context throughout the world. Drs Shaw and Dharamraj, with their team of contributors, present innovations in research and documentation that demonstrate how we may better prepare theological leadership through means that are contextually relevant and locally meaningful.