Singing into Splintered Spaces: The Rhythms of Mission and Spiritual Discipline
Ebook
Contemporary society can be described as splintered: busy and noisy, but also empty and in need of healing. Christians are called to sing the Lord's song anew to the world but are sometimes confused about whether to prioritize loving God or loving our neighbor. This collection of essays shows that both are needed: mission and spiritual disciplines are actually intertwined and reciprocal.
Some contributors to this volume take a theoretical perspective; others write from their experience in ministry. Disciplines discussed include classic ones like prayer and study, as well as novel ones like cruciformity, mindfulness, and neighborhood engagement.
Written in accessible language with multiple anecdotes, this book aims to inspire both the practice of spiritual disciplines and the practice of mission.
Join us as we journey from the Philippines to American nationalism to a prayer truck in inner city Hamilton, as we engage in quiet contemplation as well as compassionate action. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we dance rhythms of resting and responding, listening and leading, praying and proclaiming. Whether through solitude, discipleship groups, inviting strangers to dinner, speaking out against idolatry and injustice, or simply being present, we join Jesus as he repairs the splintered spaces of our lives.
“Singing into Splintered Spaces is perhaps the finest collection of writing on mission as spiritual discipline I have read. A thoroughly engaging compilation of articles that combine scholarly rigor with practical reflection. Well worth your time. Well worth your investment.”
—David Fitch, Northern Seminary
“If you care about mission that is rooted in real places and undertaken by real people, this book is for you. Most of the authors live, work, and pray in Hamilton, Ontario, a postindustrial city where for some years churches have done significant work together to embody the reality of God’s kingdom. What they say about the spiritual disciplines needed to undergird the work of mission arises from hard-won experience. We need to hear this book’s message as we discern God’s mission in our own communities.”
—John P. Bowen, Wycliffe College, emeritus
- Title: Singing into Splintered Spaces: The Rhythms of Mission and Spiritual Discipline
- Author: E. Janet Warren
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781532678820, 9781532678813, 1532678819, 9781532678806, 1532678800, 1532678827
- Resource ID: LLS:9781532678820
- Resource Type: Monograph
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E. Janet Warren is an independent, interdisciplinary scholar whose vocations include theology, medicine, and psychotherapy. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario. Her publications include Cleansing the Cosmos (2012) and All Things Wise and Wonderful (2021).