The practice of an experimental Christian café-centre in inner city Sheffield provokes reprise with Mark’s multi-faith and multicultural narratives. The dramatis personae, the street-level exposées, and the cultural clashes of Mark 5 evoke spontaneous but complicated reactions from Jesus. Contemporary disciples today find them “working out” for themselves and their attempts at Mission.
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