Godbearing : Evangelism Reconceived

Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1(4) one THE SPIRIT OF OUR TIMES 5(33) The Decline of the U.S. Church 5(4) The Temptation Scene Today 9(23) Reconnecting with the Spirit of Life 32(6) two WHY "EVANGELISM" ISN'T THE ANSWER 38(38) Evangelism Is Not Evangelicalism 41(17) Where in the Bible Is Evangelism? 58(5) The Content of the Gospel: Radical Relationship 63(4) A Brief History of "Evangelism" 67(9) three JESUS, THE PROTOTYPICAL GODBEARER 76(37) The Christ Character and the Radical Relationality of God 77(7) The Witnesses of Scripture 84(5) Witnessing Jesus as Godbearer 89(24) four FOLLOWING JESUS 113(27) Mary, Theotokos, Godbearer 113(6) Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles, Godbearer 119(5) Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles, Godbearer 124(7) Bartolorne de Las Casas, Godbearer 131(4) Rosa Parks, Godbearer 135(5) five OPENING AGAIN TO LIFE 140(13) Openness to the Word 143(3) Openness to Living on the Edge of the Raft 146(2) Openness to the Future 148(2) Becoming a New Creation in Christ 150(3) Notes 153(10) Index of Authors and Subjects 163(2) Index of Scripture 165