Crossing Thresholds: A Practical Theology of Liminality

The human transformation available at the 'limen' (literally: the edge or threshold), noticed across different cultures by anthropologists, is at the heart of the Gospel. Indeed the liminal place is the place of transformation and change par excellence. We live in age of enormous and rapid change to which we do not yet see an end. There is therefore a 'kairos' moment here for the church to understand the importance of liminality through this unique book. Reading this book will offer new 'lenses' to understand humanity, God's world, the shape of Christian discipleship, the church and its mission differently. The authors believe engaging with liminality can help both readers' faith and the church to be re-imagined - and have included case studies, exercises and questions in each chapter to help this process.

Table of Contents

"Introduction - Starting with Experience

PART I - Liminal Lenses - Reflection on Experience
Chapter One: The origins and content of Liminal Theory/Exploring the concept of Liminality
Chapter Two: Liminality and Depth Psychology
Chapter Three: Liminality, organisations and systems

PART II - Lighting Fires - Connecting with the Tradition
Chapter Four: Liminality and Worship
Chapter Five: Liminality and Missiology
Chapter Six: Liminality and the Scriptures
Chapter Seven: Liminality - Hermeneutical key and pastoral method?

Part III - Offering models for co-operating with liminal processes - Applying Insights, Planning for Action
Chapter Eight: The Tavistock Tradition
Chapter Nine: The Transforming Experience Framework
Chapter Ten: Ministerial leadership development and reflective practice

Part IV - Liminality and roles in the world Applying Insights, Planning for Action
Chapter Ten: Faith and Work
Chapter Eleven: Spirituality and Mission in Contemporary Culture

Conclusion: Towards a Theology of Liminality", ISBN13: 9780718893460 ISBN10: 0718893468 Material Type: paperback