Urban ministry: the kingdom, the city & the people of God
Cities, the anvil of civilization, the center of power, the metaphor for society itself, have been with us for thousands of years. Here converge piety and trade, security and politics. Yet just two hundred years ago only 3 percent of the world's population lived in cities. Today half does. Desp...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Downers Grove, Ill.
InterVarsity Press
2001
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| In: | Year: 2001 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
City
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B Urban pastoral care |
| Further subjects: | B
City missions
B City churches |
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| Summary: | Cities, the anvil of civilization, the center of power, the metaphor for society itself, have been with us for thousands of years. Here converge piety and trade, security and politics. Yet just two hundred years ago only 3 percent of the world's population lived in cities. Today half does. Despite this tremendous explosion of urban growth, the work of the church has generally lagged behind. The city presents serious challenges that cry out for answers: poverty, racism, human exploitation and government corruption. How can the church move ahead in the midst of these demands with the gospel of hope? Here, in one comprehensive volume, Harvie Conn and Manuel Ortiz, two noted scholars and proven practitioners of urban ministry, address the vital work of the church in the city. Their dual goal: to understand the city and God's work in it.Through four great waves of development, Conn and Ortiz trace the history of the city around the world. Then they tackle the critical issue of a biblical basis for urban mission. How does the Bible view the city? Are we closer to God in the country than the city? Does the Bible have an anti-urban bias? These questions are given a thorough analysis that unveils God's urban mandate as reflected in both Old and New Testaments. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | 527 S. |
| ISBN: | 0830815732 |