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Note: numbers in brackets preceded by n are footnote numbers.
Abraham 26
abuse of children see child abuse; child sexual abuse
Adams, Richard 16–17
agrarian societies 25–7
AIDS/HIV 70
alcohol dependency 68, 71, 74, 75, 79, 95, 105, 143, 172
Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) 29, 49, 93, 114–15, 140
American Lutheran Church 150
Anderson, Hans Christian 5, 178
anger 95–7, 120–21, 146, 161–2, 172
apartheid 150–51, 152, 160, 161
Apocrypha 169
Aubyn House 41, 42, 68, 69, 72, 74, 76, 77, 81, 90, 98, 105, 106, 109, 143
Augé, Marc 59
Augustine 15–16
B&B (bed and breakfast) accomodation 76, 77, 84
Baggins, Bilbo 27
banks 56–7
Barr, James 21
Barth, Karl 6–7, 8, 21–4, 28, 29–30, 172
Beardsworth, Timothy 36–7, 118
Beatitudes 9
Beyond the Good Samaritan (Morisy) 158–9, 160–61
Bible-reading 5, 6, 7–8, 116, 120, 141, 143, 145, 146
Barth and 21–4
in biographies 116
contextual see Contextual Bible Study
critical-realist approach to 19–21
as history 21–2
as literature 20–21
love and 100
prayer and 23
Bingemer, Maria Clara 173
crisis point/points in see crisis in biographies
emotions in see emotions in biographies
rehearsed 108
spirituality in see spirituality
and theology of homelessness 152
Birmingham 157
Blair, Tony 53
body language 7
‘born again’ Christianity 104, 116
Bradstock, Andrew 156, 163(n 34)
Brown, David 49
Buber, Martin 14–15, 17, 141, 178
Buffet, Warren 56
Burrows, R. 52
cafe, Christian (Pete the Rock) 116, 140, 142
capitalism 53, 58–9, 62, 64, 151, 154, 161, 178
Caroline’s story 43, 67–8, 143, 146
comments on interview process in 102–3
crisis points in 81, 83, 85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93
emotion expressed in 96, 97–8, 99, 100, 101–2
humour in 121
place of religion/spirituality in 68, 114, 120, 121
possibilities for the future in 108–9
Catholic Church/Catholicism 11, 27, 68, 74, 103, 114, 117, 168–9
homosexuality and 35–6
Cathy Come Home (1966 film) 51
CBS see Contextual Bible Study
chaos narrative 39–40
comments on interview process in 102, 103–4
emotion expressed in 97, 98, 101
place of religion/spirituality in 69, 111, 112, 113, 117, 118, 120
possibilities for the future in 108, 109–10
childhood/adolescent issues 74, 75, 76, 172
Childline 96
children’s homes 71, 87, 88, 96
children’s literature 8, 27–9, 30
Christology 150
Church
and disabled people 149–50, 152
experience of, in biographies 114–18
First World/Third World 63
irrelevant to poor people 10, 64, 68, 140–41, 142, 148, 154, 171–2
policy towards homeless people 6, 154
and public/private spheres 62, 64, 141
as site of struggle 151
and theology of homelessness see theology of homelessness
Church Dogmatics (Barth) 20–22
Church of England 64, 70, 74, 78, 79, 87, 110, 158, 178
Faith in the City report (1985) 154–5, 156, 157, 160
Faithful Cities report (2006) 155–6
Living Faith in the City report (1990) 154, 161
and Occupy movement 183–4
class 11
collecting stories 33–45, 143–8
and biography of researcher 6, 7, 8, 38
ethics and 38
methodologies of see interviews/questionnaires
and miscommunication/misunderstanding 34–5, 104–8
and religious experience 36–8
and researcher/writer see researcher/writer
and suffering-survival tension 144–5
and theory-practice dichotomy 145–6, 147
transcribing see transcripts of stories
Commission on Urban Life and Faith (CULF) 155
commodification of culture 27, 28, 29, 64, 161
community 7, 14, 16–17, 28, 31, 162, 168
Community Drugs Service 68, 69
community ministry 158–9
Cone, James 10
Contextual Bible Study (CBS) 5, 7, 44, 60, 70–71, 123–35, 148, 172, 173, 174
anointment of Jesus (Luke 7: 36–50) session 129–31
benefits to marginalised people of 134–5
Jesus and the fishermen (Luke 5: 1–16/27–32) session 126–9
Jesus’ temptations/early ministry (Luke 4: 1–24) session 124–6
prodigal son (Luke 15: 11–32) session 132–4
conversation, holiness/sacredness of 7, 14–15, 17
Cornwall, Susannah 44
Right to Buy 54
as crisis point 90–91
crisis in biographies 81–94, 143
causes of 83–91
childhood/adolescence issues 87–8
crime, issues of 90–91
health issues 83–4
interplay between causes-results 82–3, 93–4
relationship issues 84–6
results of 91–4
self-harm/suicide 91–2
sexuality, issues of 89
and substance abuse 93–4
Crisis (charity) 53
critical-realist approach 19–24
weakness of 23–4
cross, theology of 120, 159, 179
Crossan, John Dominic 25
CULF (Commission on Urban Life and Faith) 155
crisis points in 82, 83, 88, 90, 93
emotion expressed in 96, 97, 98, 99, 101
humour in 121
place of religion/spirituality in 72, 111, 112, 114–15, 121
possibilities for the future in 108
David’s story 69–71
Contextual Bible Study and 70–71
place of religion/spirituality in 69, 70
Davis, Francis 156
death/bereavement 9, 68, 76, 107–8, 115, 172
debt 26, 79, 98, 108, 129, 130–31
Denzin, Norman 94
destiny 113
see also fatalism
Devonport local regeneration partnership 54
diabetes 79
Dickens, Charles 139
Disabled God, The (Eisland) 149–50, 151–2, 160, 162–3, 171–2, 179–80
discipleship/mission 119–20, 159, 181
Disrupting Homelessness (Stivers) 156–7, 159–60
Diverse World-Views in an English Village (Rapport) 34–5
diversity 12, 34, 45, 116, 144, 148
divorce 54, 64, 79, 82, 87, 98, 151
domestic violence 67, 75, 76, 105
emotion and 95–6
drop-in centres 41–2
drug dependency 1, 7, 67–9, 74, 77, 81, 105, 139, 143, 172
Eakin, Paul John 9
Easter story 22
eating disorders 75–6
economic crisis see financial crisis
ecumenism 116–17
Eisland, Nancy 149–50, 151–2, 160, 162–3, 171–2, 179–80
emotions in biographies 6, 8, 81, 95–110, 172
anger/pain/isolation 95–7, 113
coming back to life 95, 108–10
fear/panic 95–6
independence/freedom/goal-seeking 95, 97–9
and telling the story 95, 102–4
Emperor’s New Clothes, The (Anderson) 5, 178
Epiphany 94
equality 50
theologies of 6, 61–5, 148, 153, 161
ethics see morality/ethics
evangelical churches 159–60
ex-offenders 55
faith 23, 24, 40, 90, 115–16, 151, 159, 177
radical 158
Faith in the City (Church of England report, 1985) 154–5, 156, 157, 160
faith communities 16–17
Faith in Dark Places (Rhodes) 139, 155, 160–61, 165
faithful captial 156
Faithful Cities (Church of England report, 2006) 155–6
Families Anonymous 112
in Bible-reading 125, 132–3, 134
in biographies 67, 69, 70, 73, 75, 76, 83, 87, 88–9, 100, 106
see also fairy tales
Father, God the 172, 173, 175–6
financial crisis (2008) 6, 49, 53, 56–8, 148
Ford, David 23–4
foreclosures 160
Forrester, Duncan 49–50, 62, 64–5, 180
comments on interview process in 104
crisis point in 90–91
emotion expressed in 99
place of religion/spirituality in 99, 114, 116
possibilities for the future in 108, 109
Friend at Midnight parable 26
Garasene demoniac parable 155
Genesis 163
crisis point in 88–9
place of religion/spirituality in 74, 89, 113, 117–19
possibilities for the future in 108, 143
globalisation 57
God
and discipleship 119–20
and Holy Trinity 6, 145, 149, 173, 173–4
images of, in biographies 112–14, 120–21, 140
and love 5, 101, 120, 121, 153
stories about 36–8
and suffering 150–51
God in South Africa (Nolan) 150–51, 152, 159, 160, 161, 173, 174
Good News 124, 140–41, 148, 150, 151, 152, 154, 161
Good Samaritan, parable of 62
Greek literature 20
Green, Laurie 157, 160–61, 177
Gutiérrez, Gustavo 9–10, 11, 13, 153
Habits of the Heart (Bellah/Masden/Sullivan) 19, 33–4
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Rowling) 28–9
Hauerwas, Stanley 16–17, 141, 142
Hawe, Kay 38
Hay, David 36
healing 118
health issues 39–40, 68, 69, 71, 78, 79, 98, 141, 145, 172, 175
Hebrews 12
Heisenberg effect 41
hermeneutics 10, 13, 17, 22, 23, 31, 157
of love 15
of suspicion 16
Herzog, William 25–6, 28, 29–30, 173, 179
Hobbit, The (Tolkein) 27–8
Holy Spirit 11, 24, 124, 173, 178–9
Holy Trinity 6, 145, 149, 173, 173–4, 175–82
home, concept of 125, 142, 157, 160, 171
in New Testament 164–9
home-making 110
homeless people/homelessness
in the Bible 163–9
and Bible reading see Bible-reading
as blameworthy 50–51
and Church policy 6
and critical realism 23
cycle/shared experience of 84, 143–5, 147–8, 153
diversity and 12, 14, 34, 45, 116, 144
God of 6
pathologisation of 39
perceived as homogenous group 57–8
and sin see sin/sinners
and suffering-survival tension 144–5, 147
theology of see theology of homelessness
Homelessness Act (2002) 52
Homelessness Action Programme (1999) 53
Homelessness Sunday, Service for 181
Homer 20
as crisis point 89
hope 96, 108–10, 143, 151, 161
horse’s teeth debate 147(n8)
hospitality 131
hostels 52, 55, 68, 72, 81, 99, 143
see also Victory hostel
housing 5–6, 51–8, 108, 157, 159–60
and financial crisis/economic depression 49, 56–8, 70
policy/market 51–5, 148, 153, 161
residualisation in 53–4
Housing Act (1985) 51–2
Housing Act (1996) 52
housing benefit 53
Housing (Homeless Persons) Act (1977) 51
Hughes, Gerard 174
Hughes, Richard 30
humility 159
hymns 6–7
hypermetropic solidarity 63
I–It/I–Thou relationships 14–16, 17, 141
identity/self 9, 38, 99, 141–2
illness/injury see health issues
incoherence/order in biographies 95, 104–8
inconsistency 34–5
independence 97–9
instrumentalization of culture see commodification of culture
interviews/questionnaires 33, 42–3, 81
circumstances/settings of 42–3
subjects’ comments on 102–4
Isaiah 124
10: 1–2 9
53: 1–2 3
53: 3–4 47
53: 5–6 137
65: 21 165
66: 1 164
isolation 96–7, 113, 164–5, 172, 179
Israelites in exil 163, 165, 175
Jagose, A. 140
James, Book of 180
Jehovah’s Witnesses 117
Jesus
birth of 21, 164, 164(n35), 169, 176, 179
as black man 10
denial/betrayal of 20, 61, 164
as disabled God 150, 162–3, 168
as exemplar of I–Thou relationship 15
and journey from centre to periphery 62–3, 65
and justice/equity 70
postmodern 161
as questioner of society 62–3, 156–7
resurrection of 150
as Son of God 176–8
stories/parables of see parables
story of 22
suffering/pain of 12(n20), 116, 120, 164–5, 179
temptations/early ministry of 124–6
Transfiguration of 67, 164, 168
Jim’s story 74–5
crisis point in 84
place of religion/spirituality in 75, 111, 113
possibilities for the future in 108, 109
Job 9
comments on interview process in 102, 104
emotion expressed in 99, 100–101
humour in 121–2
place of religion/spirituality in 74, 90, 104, 111, 112, 116–17, 118, 119, 121, 140, 142
possibilities for the future in 108
key workers 41, 43, 68, 69, 90, 96, 97, 102, 108, 141
Kingdom of God 26, 159, 163(n34), 177, 181
labour market 53–4
Labourers in the Vineyard parable 25–6
Latin America see liberation theology
Leech, Ken 154–5, 157–8, 159, 160, 178
leeds 139
LGCM (Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement) 36
liberation theology 5, 7, 9–13, 25, 38, 61, 140, 156, 182
and theology of homelessness 150, 151–3, 154, 158–9, 160–61
lifestories of homeless people see biography
Lindbeck, George A. 20, 21, 22
literacy, deep/religious 159, 177
literary criticism 19–21, 22–3, 31
parables and 25
Littlehaven 73
apt 79–82, 159, 160, 177, 179–82
Living Faith in the City (Church of England report, 1990) 154, 161
local authorities 51
Local Housing Allowance 53
Localism Bill (2011) 53
see also Word, the
Lonergan, Bernard 8
Lost Sheep/Lost Coin parable 166, 167
expressed in biographies 95, 99–102
4: 1–24 124–6
5: 1–16/27–32 126–9
7: 36–50 129–31
8. 43 1
9: 35 67
10: 25–30 123
11: 5–8 26
15: 20–24 95
18: 9–14 26
18: 22–23 111
parable of Lazarus and Dives 62
Malpas, Peter 54
manifestation in epiphany 94
comments on interview process in 102, 103
confidence in the future in 96
crisis points in 82, 84–5, 87, 89, 91, 93
emotion expressed in 95–6, 99–100, 105–6, 108
incoherence/order in 105–6
place of religion/spirituality in 91, 105, 116, 120, 121, 140, 142
possibilities for the future in 108, 109
marginalised people 9, 14, 58, 62–4, 63(n31), 140, 143
and the Church 10, 64, 68, 140–41, 142
and parables 25
and religious faith 1
marital breakdown see relationship, breakdown of
Mark’s Gospel 61
3: 23 26
4: 1–3 19
4: 13 26–7
4: 35 63
5: 19 155
7: 17 26
8: 27 61
12: 1 26
14: 54ff 61
home in 165
marriage problems see divorce; relationship issues
Mary Magdalene 155
Mary, Mother of Jesus 168–9
Matthew’s Gospel
5: 3 40
8: 20 164
11: 27 176
20: 1–16 25–6
23 171
25 9
middle-class people 11, 12, 64, 69
migrants/refugees 58–9
Milbank, John 30
military service 78
Milton Keynes 71
miracles 126–9
Moltmann, Jürgen 6
Moral, But No Compass (Davis/Paulhus/Bradstock) 156
morality/ethics 8–9, 38, 40, 90, 110, 148
of imposing Christian story on homeless people 153–4
without religion 120
Morisy, Anne 158–9, 160–61, 177
Mormons 117
mortgage crisis (US, 2008) 49, 56–7
Moses 163
Myers, Ched 26–7, 50, 61, 61–3, 65, 141, 161, 177, 181
narrative see story/storytelling
narrativist theology 7, 8–9, 19–21, 23–4
parables and 24–5
subjectivity and 22
Nathan (prophet) 149
National Assistance Act (1948) 51
Nolan, Albert 150–51, 152, 159, 160, 161, 173, 174, 178
non-persons 13
Nouwen, Henri 166–8
observer effect 41
obsessive compulsive disorder 75, 84
Old Testament 9, 20, 163–5, 165
One Thousand and One Nights 9
oppression/oppressed people 10–12, 24, 140
oral tradition 27
Orwell, George 50–51
Osbourne, Ozzy 134
Oxford 70
parables 8, 19, 24–7, 30, 49, 61, 114, 120, 152, 173
domestication of 30
Friend at Midnight 26
of the Garasene demoniac 155
of the Good Samaritan 62
home/homelessness in 166–9
Labourers in the Vineyard 25–6
of Lazarus and Dives 26, 62, 81
of the Lost Sheep/Lost Coin 166, 167
Pharisee and Toll Collector 26
of the Prodigal Son 95, 132–4, 166–8
of the Sower 26
subversive nature of 25
and theology of homelessness 152, 155, 163
Wicked Tenants 25(n20)
parents of homeless people 75, 76, 105–6
Passion, story of 22
PATH (Plymouth Access To Housing) 55
Paul, St 162
Paulhus, Elizabeth 156
peasant/agrarian societies 25–7
performance, scripture as 17
Pete the Rock (Christian cafe) 116, 140, 142
Peter and denial of Jesus 20, 61
coherence in 106–8
comments on interview process in 102, 104
crisis points in 84, 85–6, 88, 92
death/bereavement in 76, 78, 107–8
emotion expressed in 97, 99, 100, 106–8
feels ‘let down’ by God 88
place of religion/spirituality in 78, 92, 106, 107, 111, 112–13, 115, 120–21
possibilities for the future in 108, 110
Pharisees 26, 126, 129, 167, 172
Philippians 9–10
place, loss of/dislocation from 58–9, 142
place/space, theology of 6, 58–60, 123, 148, 153
Pleace, N. 52
Plymouth Access to Housing (PATH) 55
poetry/poets 35, 45, 65, 171, 176
Poor Law (1563, amended 1834) 51, 52
postmodernism 7, 38, 139–40, 146, 159–60, 161
Potter, Harry 28–9
poverty/poor people 50, 149, 156–7
constraints/lack of mobility of 59, 97, 98
excluded from Church/Bible-reading 64
and journey motif 63
as privileged condition 9–10, 153
as storytellers for God 5, 7, 9, 13, 24, 31, 140, 153
Power to the Powerlessness (Green) 157, 160–61
pre-understanding 10
priority 10
Church and 114
Prodigal Son parable 95, 132–4, 166–8
prophets 9
pseudonyms 40
queer theory/theology 140, 156–7, 159–60
questionnaires see interviews/questionaires
Quilgars, D. 52
racism 150–51
Rapport, Nigel 34–5, 45, 104, 144
Rayan, Samuel 11–12, 63, 172, 174
reciprocity 8, 41, 140, 146, 149, 174
refugees/migrants 58–9
rehabilitation programmes 1, 71–2, 98, 100, 112
relationship issues 67–8, 74, 75, 76–7, 79, 81, 121, 172
see also divorce
religious conversion 1, 7, 14, 70
religious experience-as-event 36–7, 118
researcher/writer 5, 33–4, 40, 146–7, 148, 153, 181
and access to subjects 41–2
biography of 6, 7, 8, 38, 146–7
duties in making stories public 146–7, 154
ethics/honesty and 38, 90, 102
residential treatment centres 71–2, 98
residualisation 53–4
restitution narrative 39
Revelations 178
Rhodes, David 139, 155, 160–61, 165
Richard’s story 78
emotion expressed in 97
place of religion/spirituality in 114, 119, 121
possibilities for the future in 108, 110
Riches, John 44
Ricoeur, Paul 25
Right to Buy 54
Rough Sleepers Initiative (1990) 53
Rowland, Christopher 158
Rowling, J.K. 28–9
Ruth, Book of 163
St Peter’s (Plymouth) 70
St Piran’s centre 41–3, 75, 79, 143, 144, 146
St Stephen’s House (Oxford) 70
salvation 151
Salvation Army 55, 68, 77, 78, 98, 100, 115, 143
Scheherazade 9
Screech, Michael 111
second sight 118–19
Segundo, Juan Luis 10, 11, 140, 174
Sermon on the Mount 177
see also child sexual abuse; homosexuality
Sheldrake, Philip 37–8, 45, 49, 60
Shelter 51
Simon (homeless person) 1, 7, 181
Simon, Ulrich 21
sin/sinners 119, 121, 128–9, 150–51, 152, 157, 160
Sky is Red, The (Leech) 154–5, 157–8, 159, 160
Smalley, Lucy 175–6
limits on tenancy 53
social justice 64, 70, 141, 160, 161
Social Security Act (1986) 53
Social Services 82
sociology of religion 35
soup kitchens 44
South Africa 12, 13, 61, 150–51, 152, 160, 161, 173
South American theology see liberation theology
South West England 1, 40–45, 64, 75, 183
Spider Palace, The (Hughes) 30
spirituality 36–8, 42, 45, 67, 69, 71, 81, 111–22, 140
and Church/Bible 111, 114–18, 159
and crisis points 89
humour/laughter and 111, 121–2
personal theologies 111, 119–21, 145, 146, 148
single religious experiences 111, 118–19
Stiglitz, Joseph 57
story/storytelling
Bible and see Bible-reading
Caroline’s see Caroline’s story
Charlie’s see Charlie’s story
and community 7, 14, 16–17, 31
dangers of 6
Danni’s see Danni’s story
David’s see David’s story
death and 9
fantasy literature 27–9
Fran’s see Fran’s story
Geoff’s see Geoff’s story
for God 5, 7, 9, 13, 24, 31, 140, 153
Jim’s see Jim’s story
Julie’s see Julie’s story
and loss 17, 58–9, 88, 142, 143
Marc’s see Marc’s story
and morality see morality/ethics
Pete’s see Pete’s story
as public expression 146–7
researcher/writer of see researcher/writer
Richard’s see Richard’s story
roles/agents in 7–8
theology of 7, 8–9, 19–21, 30–31, 49, 139, 140–42, 152, 181–2
therapeutic aspects of 29, 140
three narratives in 39–40
Tim’s see Tim’s story
transcriptions of see transcripts of stories
world-changing power of 30–31
substance abuse see alcohol dependency; drug dependency
virtuous 150–51
suicide, attempted 67, 76, 77, 96, 99, 100, 121
as crisis points 91–2
Supporting People programme 55
survival 100–102
Swinburne, Richard 37
symbolism 152, 162–3, 171–2, 173, 174, 177, 179, 182
tent cities 160
‘The-anthropology’ 24
theology
and context 49–50
deductive/inductive 171
democratisation of 157
East End 155
First/Third world 50
liberation see liberation theology
of place/space 6, 58–60, 123, 148, 153
practical 7, 31, 139, 147, 157, 171
of story 7, 8, 19–21, 30–31, 49, 139, 140–42, 181–2
theology of homelessness 25, 59–60, 123, 139–69, 171–82
and apt liturgy 79–82, 159, 160, 177, 179–82
Church and 152
ethics of 153–4
five themes of 151–2
and Holy Trinity 6, 150, 173–4, 175–82
New Labour and 156
personal experience and 152
queer theory and 139–40, 156–7, 159–60
symbolism of 152, 162–3, 171–2, 173, 174, 177, 179, 182
as theology of liberation 150, 151–3, 154, 158–9, 160–61, 182
and theory-practice dichotomy 145–6, 147, 149, 154, 154–60, 155, 161–2, 171
transformation and 152, 153, 160, 161, 177–8
urban regeneration and 155–6
and the Word 176, 177, 179, 180–81
therapeutic aspects of storytelling 29, 140
thieves/thieving 12, 15–16, 165, 171
Third World theology see liberation theology
Thomas’s Gospel 169
Tim’s story 79
place of religion/spirituality in 112, 115–16
possibilities for the future in 108, 143
Tolkein, J.R.R. 27–8
in public domain 146–7
transformation 30–31, 41, 43–4, 147, 148, 152, 153, 161, 177–8
community 160
Trible, Phyllis 123
Twelve Step Programme 29, 29(n34), 72, 93, 115
United States (USA) 6, 63(n31), 150, 152, 159–60
housing market/policy in 49, 56–7, 157, 161
UPA (Urban Priority Area) 1, 164(n35)
urban context of homelessness 1, 154–6, 160, 164
urban regeneration 54, 70, 155–6
URC (United Reformed Church) 74, 118
values see morality
Victory hostel 73, 77, 84, 86, 90, 91, 143
positive/negative experiences in 75–6, 93, 97–8, 99, 102, 105, 106, 109
Vincent, John 50, 64, 65, 142, 158, 179
voluntary work 78
reciprocity in 146
Watership Down (Adams) 16–17
wealthy people 1, 11, 26, 111, 149, 153, 157, 159
welfare benefits 98
West, Gerald 44
Wicked Tenants, parable of 25(n20)
Williams, Rowan 161–2
Witvliet, Theo 12–13
Word, the 10–11, 22, 23, 176, 177, 179, 180–81
workhouse system 51
Wounded Storyteller, The (Frank) 39–40, 45
YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) 73