""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword by Walter Brueggemann""; ""Introduction: Exile and Life in a Post-Christian World""; ""Part I: A Theology of Exile""; ""1 Exile as a Motif for the Church Today""; ""2 Exile in the Old Testament""; ""3 Esther as Advice for Exiles""; ""4 Daniel as Advice for Exiles""; ""5 Jonah as Advice for Exiles?""; ""6 Jesus and Exile in the Early Church""; ""7 The Exilic Wisdom of 1 Peter""; ""Part II: The Practices of Exile""; ""8 Leading the Church in Exile: Generating Hope""
""9 Thinking Like Exiles: A Responsive Theology""""10 Holiness: An Exilic Identity""; ""11 Exilic Mission: Engaging the Culture as Exiles""; ""12 The Hope of Restoration: A New Home for Exiles""; ""Conclusion: Converting the Church""; ""Author Index""; ""Subject Index""; ""Scripture Index""; ""Praise for The Church in Exile""; ""About the Author""; ""More Titles from InterVarsity Press""; ""Academic Textbook Selector""