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Mary of Paris: The Poor in Spirit Mary Skobtsova, Mother Maria Skobtsova: Essential Writings . (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2003), pp. 104–106. Reprinted by permission of Orbis Books. C. René Padilla: Holistic Mission C. René Padilla, Lausanne Occasional Paper 33: Holistic Mission . Produced by the Issue Group on this topic at the 2004 Forum for World Evangelization hosted by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization in Pattaya, Thailand, 29 September to 5 October, 2004. Reprinted by permission of author. Further Reading There are many other works from throughout the Christian tradition that could have been chosen for this classic. The works included were chosen as representative of the diversity of voices and perspectives found in the Christian faith. Even though the authors have distinct emphases and while they might disagree with each other at times, there is yet a discernible narrative running throughout their thinking on Christian mission and poverty. In other words, these thinkers can sit down at the table together and provide a coherent conversation about how Christians should live in light of issues related to poverty and people who are poor. If you would like to talk with more mothers and fathers of the faith or current church leaders about Christian mission and poverty (or if you would like to hear more from the ones in this volume), you would do well to consult the following: