Contents: The task of the church, evangelism and social action-- Subversion and subjection, Romans 13 and the cult of the strongman-- Unto Caesar, what is Caesar's, the case of the church as subversive-- The desire for strength in order to do good

The city on the hill, community as a way to change-- The idea of Christendom, building a Christian cultural consensus-- The gospel of liberation, restructuring power relations-- The practice of compassion, the development model-- Prophet, priest, king, some suggested roles for the church

Social transformation and the discipline of the cross-- Survival strategies, developing a sense of possible-- The practice of radical pessimism, taking evil seriously-- Th practice of radical hope, "can these bones live"