Preface to the American Society of Missiology Series ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
1. Witness 1
The Great Mission of the Church 1
Credible Witnesses 4
The Social Dimension of Evangelization 7
All Are Sent 11
The Missionary Reform of the Church 14
2. Closeness 21
"Go Forth" 22
The Temptation to Withdraw 24
Extending His Closeness to All 27
Filled with Faces and Names 30
Mission and the Cross 32
3. Mercy 37
Heal the Wounded 38
A Time for Mercy 41
Our Cries Are God's Cries 44
Manifestations of Divine Mercy 46
The Paganism of Indifference 48
4. Hope 55
The Mission to Transform the World 55
Pessimism and Paralysis 58
Resisting the Evil Spirit 61
Anchored in the New World 64
When Darkness Surrounds Us 66
5. Humility 71
Darkness in the Church 72
Worldly Glory and Divine Glory 75
Pride, Humility, and Compassion 78
Reflections of God's Light 80
6. Joy 85
With Love at the Center 86
The Great Stream of Joy 88
Evangelization and Renewed Encounter 90
Temptations from Contemporary Culture 93
Resisting Modern-Day Gnosticism 95
Spirit-Led Evangelizers 98
7. Solidarity 101
The Poor First of All 102
Solidarity vs. Individual "Well-being" 105
Against the Empire of Money 108
Commitment to the Vulnerable 112
Mediators of Light 116
8. Peace 121
Faith and Nonviolence 122
Dialogue and Social Friendship 125
The Culture of Encounter 128
No Peace without Justice 131
Politics and Peace 134
Interreligious Dialogue 137
9. Vitality 141
The Living Reality of Tradition 141
Received Tradition and Present Reality 144
From the Laboratory to the People 147
Journey Faith vs. Fundamentalism 150
Discerning God's Will 154
10. Proclamation 159
Credibility Attracts 159
Like a Small Seed 162
The Heart of the Gospel 165
Proclamation through Inculturation 169
Proclamation through Ecumenism 173
11. Accompaniment 179
Walking with Those Who Have Left 180
The Merciful Mother 182
Accompanying Stages of Growth 185
The Task of Pastoral Discernment 189
The Gospel of the Marginalized 193