P Sheldrake
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2014
9781118855669
The Spiritual City – Theology, Spirituality, and the Urban
Theology, Spirituality, and the Urban
Specificaties
Paperback, 240 blz.
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Engels
John Wiley & Sons |
2014
ISBN13: 9781118855669
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Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
A Spiritual City provides a broad examination of the meaning and importance of cities from a Christian perspective.
Contains thought–provoking theological and spiritual reflections on city–making by a leading scholar
Unites contemporary thinking about urban space and built environments with the latest in urban theology
Addresses the long–standing anti–urban bias of Christianity and its emphasis on inwardness and pilgrimage
Presents an important religious perspective on the potential of cities to create a strong human community and sense of sacred space
Specificaties
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Preface ix
<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>Part One The City in Christian Thought 23</p>
<p>1 Augustine s Two Cities 25</p>
<p>2 Monasticism and Utopian Visions 43</p>
<p>3 The City as Sacred 63</p>
<p>4 The City and the Reformations 81</p>
<p>5 Michel de Certeau: Everyday Practices and the City 99</p>
<p>Part Two Theological Reflection and the City 115</p>
<p>6 Place and the Sacred 117</p>
<p>7 The Art of Community 137</p>
<p>8 Reconciliation and Hospitality 157</p>
<p>9 Urban Virtues 179</p>
<p>Epilogue: A Spiritual Vision of the Human City 201</p>
<p>Select Reading 211</p>
<p>Index 221</p>
<p>Introduction 1</p>
<p>Part One The City in Christian Thought 23</p>
<p>1 Augustine s Two Cities 25</p>
<p>2 Monasticism and Utopian Visions 43</p>
<p>3 The City as Sacred 63</p>
<p>4 The City and the Reformations 81</p>
<p>5 Michel de Certeau: Everyday Practices and the City 99</p>
<p>Part Two Theological Reflection and the City 115</p>
<p>6 Place and the Sacred 117</p>
<p>7 The Art of Community 137</p>
<p>8 Reconciliation and Hospitality 157</p>
<p>9 Urban Virtues 179</p>
<p>Epilogue: A Spiritual Vision of the Human City 201</p>
<p>Select Reading 211</p>
<p>Index 221</p>