03356oam 2200733I 450 991082562660332120240131142332.01-317-04984-51-315-61083-31-317-04983-71-283-92379-31-4094-3747-710.4324/9781315610832 (CKB)2670000000319856(EBL)1109367(OCoLC)823040874(MiAaPQ)EBC1109367(MiAaPQ)EBC4468646(Au-PeEL)EBL4468646(CaPaEBR)ebr11506637(OCoLC)1022794998(OCoLC)950005149(FINmELB)ELB143419(EXLCZ)99267000000031985620180706e20162013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierStories from the street a theology of homelessness /David NixonLondon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (215 p.)First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing.1-4094-3745-0 1-4094-3746-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.New clothes for an old story(1) -- New clothes for an old story (2) -- Collecting stories -- Homeless narratives in context -- Life histories of homeless people -- Themes from homeless lives: biography -- Themes from homeless lives: emotions -- Themes from homeless lives: spirituality -- Themes from homeless lives: reading the Bible together -- Towards a theology of homelessness: the story we're in -- Towards a theology of homelessness: a new telling of the story -- Stories of a homeless God.Stories from the Street is a theological exploration of interviews with men and women who have experienced homelessness at some stage in their lives. Expanding the existing literature of contextual theology, this book provides an alternative focus to a church-shaped mission by advocating with, and for, a very marginal group, suggesting that their experiences have much to teach the church. Engaging with contemporary political and cultural debates about poverty, housing and public spending, Nixon presents a unique theological exploration of homeless people, suffering, hope and the human conditioHomeReligious aspectsChristianityHomelessnessReligious aspectsChristianityPovertyReligious aspectsChristianityChurch work with the homelessChurch work with the poorHomelessnessStorytellingReligious aspectsChristianityAutobiographyHomeReligious aspectsChristianity.HomelessnessReligious aspectsChristianity.PovertyReligious aspectsChristianity.Church work with the homeless.Church work with the poor.Homelessness.StorytellingReligious aspectsChristianity.Autobiography.261.832592Nixon David.856152MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825626603321Stories from the street4101301UNINA