Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-290) and index.

Part I. Theology and mission in dialogue. A missional approach to scripture for the theological task / Michael W. Goheen -- Widening the frame on redemptive history: a response to Michael Goheen / Justin Stratis -- More scripture, please!: a Protestant approach to appropriating tradition for theology today / Bradley G. Green -- A missiological appropriation of tradition: a response to Brad Green / Paul Weston -- Doing theology for the church's mission: the appropriation of culture / Kirsteen Kim -- A theology of culture for the missionary task: a response to Kirsteen Kim / Daniel Strange -- Part II. Assessing the shape of theology and mission in dialogue. Theology, Bible, and mission / Mark W. Elliott -- Doing theology for the church's mission: a historian's perspective / Brian Stanley -- Seeing and believing / Pete Ward -- Confessing evangelical theology in dynamic public spaces / Jason S. Sexton -- Part III. The practice of shaping theology for mission. The widening of Christian mission: C. René Padilla and the intellectual origins of integral mission / David C. Kirkpatrick -- Embodiment as social healing between the church and LBGT community / Andrew Marin -- Pioneering mission for the church's theology / Jonny Baker -- Adopting a new theological