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iii ACkNOwlEdgMENTS v INTROduCTION 1 ThreeLevelsofTheologicalReflection•PersonalDisclosure to the Readers A PERSONAl CREEd 9 1. ThE FORMINg gOd 11 Scripture•ProcessTheology•HumanReligiousExperience• God’sRelationalCharacter•God’sAmbiguity•God’sResilience• Summary 2. ThE REAlITy OF EvIl ANd SIN 29 EvilandtheBible•ProcessTheology•SinandEvil•Witness ofSurvivors•MotivesforDoingEvil•Summary 3. ChRISTOlOgy ANd ThE QuESTION OF SAlvATION 43 TheQuestionofChristology•WitnessofSurvivorsofViolence• FeministTheologicalReflections•Summary 4. CONSTRuCTINg A PROCESS ChRISTOlOgy 57 JesusasRelational•JesusasAmbiguous•JesusasResilient• Summary Contents iv Contents 5. FAIThFul ChuRChES EMPOwEREd by ThE hOly SPIRIT 77 TheHolySpirit•ChurchesastheBodyofChrist• MarksofFaithfulChurches•Summary 6. ESChATOlOgy: ThEOlOgIES OF hOPE 93 WhereIstheHope?•StrategiesofHope•ATheopolitics ofHope•Summary 7. CONgREgATIONAl PRACTICES OF hOPE 113 ArtsandWorship•ChristianEducation•PastoralCare• PropheticSignsandSocialAction•Summary CONCluSION: ThE bEAuTy OF gOd 127 TheBeautyoftheMultipleGod•TheBeauty oftheAmbiguousGod•TheBeautyoftheResilientGod APPENdIx 1: METhOdS OF PRACTICAl ThEOlOgy FOR CONgREgATIONS ANd ChuRCh lEAdERS 137 Level-OneMethodofPracticalTheology—ForCongregations• Level-Two Method of Practical Theology—For Church Leaders APPENdIx 2: METhOdS OF PRACTICAl ThEOlOgy FOR TEAChERS ANd SChOlARS 149 ABriefHistoryofPracticalTheology•SixTypes ofPracticalTheology•DefinitionsofPracticalTheology• Summary NOTES 171 INdExES 189 ...