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a. Misread culture’s need for a mythic, integrated, cosmic vision of the universe

b. Abandon the “mother tongue” and “original quarry” of the Gospel, i.e., apocalyptic speech

c. Underemphasize the “scandalous” and/or “politically incorrect” elements of the faith

d. Succumb to external pressure to make the Gospel palatable at the expense of its claims

4. The core of missional faith

a. The biblical cosmic drama: From Before to Beyond Time , Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future (see Appendix)

b. The Vincentian canon: “everywhere, always, and by all”: The Nicene Creed (see Appendix)

c. The rule of faith: The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots (see Appendix)

d. Missions as contextualization, neither innovation nor invention

5. An unadulterated Gospel

a. Embrace the Story of God as testified in Scripture, and defended by the ancient, undivided Church