Contents

Introduction (Mike Pears and Paul Cloke)

Part I Mission and Marginality: The Word Became Flesh . . .
1 Place and Marginality: The Formation of Redemptive Places (Mike
Pears)
2 Incarnation: Connecting with Marginal Communities (Stuart Christine)
3 Community: Marginality and Community Formation (Sian Murray
Williams)
4 Mission and Marginality: Editorial Conversation (Mike Pears and Paul
Cloke)

Part II Mission and Others: And You Shall Love Your Neighbour . . .
5 Embrace: Encountering Others in a ‘Postwelfare’ Society (Andrew
Williams)
6 Hospitality: It’s Surprising What You Hear When You Listen (Cathy
Ross)
7 Crossover: Working across Religious and Secular Boundaries (Paul
Cloke)
8 Mission and Others: Editorial Conversation (Mike Pears and Paul
Cloke)

Part III Mission and God: Where Two or Three Gather in My Name . . .
9 Cruciformity: Mission and Living the Cross (David Purves)
10 Shalom: Participating in the Deeper Narratives of Peaceful Presence
(Juliet Kilpin)
11 Hope: Prophetic Vision and the Lie of the Land (Stephen Finamore)
12 Mission and God: Editorial Conversation (Mike Pears and Paul Cloke)

Author Biographies

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 marginalised 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.