Dorothee Soelle"My life is that of a theological worker who tries to tell something of God's pain and God's joy. . . . A conversation, in the full sense of the word, comes into being when people share together their hunger for spirit in leaden, spiritless times. The satiated have no need to talk to each other." Dorothee Soelle Dorothee Soelle (1929 2003) was one of the most creative and prophetic German theologians of the post war generation whose work was shaped by

His work has been featured in Christianity Today

This edition also includes an entirely new chapter on his "pilgrimage in mission

Drawing widely on the wisdom of saints

refining the terms of discussion and opening the way for further dialogue

The First Letter to Timothy is a troubling text—especially for those concerned about the marginalization of women in the church

Walter Wink (1935-2012) was professor of biblical interpretation at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City

whose marginalized Galilean identity also marked him as a mestizo

she realized a "new monasticism" that merged the spiritual life with service to the oppressed

The First Doctrinal Clash

What were the qualities that made him unique

She is chair of the British and Irish Association for Mission Studies and a member of the Commission for World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches

He shows that that vision was realized in ways far beyond its participants ability to understand