Table of Contents

I. Theology from a place
1: Introduction
2: Postmodern place: a frame for appearing
II. The practices that make place
3: Placing Good Samaritan: formation practices
4: Performing gospel: worship practices
5: Working it out: homemaking practices
6: Being biblical: interpretive practices
III. What kind of place?
7: Good Samaritan Church: the unity of the place
8: A theological reading of place

Reviews

`Places of Redemption uses Good Samaritian Church to help readers better understand identity formation while revealing the angst many people still have regarding race and disability... helpful for those using practical theology in pursuit of social justice through the Gospel.'
C.L. Nash, The Edinburgh Review of Theology and Religion
`...an outstanding contribution both to congregational studies and to anthropological research into religion.'
J.M. Hull Theology
`This is a profound contribution to the field of practical theology, with a rich and nuanced discussion of congregational studies and contemporary ecclesiology. Behind the descriptive passages, readers will find depth and density. The reflections on post-modern place theory are refreshing and illuminating, calling into question the identity of the local church...It deserves to be widely read and attentively studied.'
Martyn Percy, Church Times