The spiritual city : theology, spirituality, and the urban /
Sheldrake, Philip.
The spiritual city : theology, spirituality, and the urban / Philip Sheldrake. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The city in Christian thought -- Augustine?s two cities -- Monasticism and utopian visions -- The city as sacred -- The city after the reformations -- Michel de Certeau: everyday practices & the city -- Theological reflection and the city -- Place and the sacred -- The art of community -- Reconciliation and hospitality -- Urban virtues -- A spiritual vision of the human city.
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 scholarUnites contemporary thinking about urban space and built environments with the latest in urban theologyAddresses the long-standing anti-urban bias of Christianity and its emphasis on inwardness and pilgrimagePresents an important religious perspective on the potential of cities to create a strong human community and sense of sacred sp.
9781118830505 (ePub) 1118830504 (ePub) 9781118830499 (Adobe PDF) 1118830490 (Adobe PDF) 9781118830475 (electronic bk.) 1118830474 (electronic bk.) 1118830512 9781118830512 9781118855669 1118855663
2014-017545
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues
RELIGION / Christianity / General
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
City churches.
City missions.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BR115.C45
261.8
The spiritual city : theology, spirituality, and the urban / Philip Sheldrake. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The city in Christian thought -- Augustine?s two cities -- Monasticism and utopian visions -- The city as sacred -- The city after the reformations -- Michel de Certeau: everyday practices & the city -- Theological reflection and the city -- Place and the sacred -- The art of community -- Reconciliation and hospitality -- Urban virtues -- A spiritual vision of the human city.
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 scholarUnites contemporary thinking about urban space and built environments with the latest in urban theologyAddresses the long-standing anti-urban bias of Christianity and its emphasis on inwardness and pilgrimagePresents an important religious perspective on the potential of cities to create a strong human community and sense of sacred sp.
9781118830505 (ePub) 1118830504 (ePub) 9781118830499 (Adobe PDF) 1118830490 (Adobe PDF) 9781118830475 (electronic bk.) 1118830474 (electronic bk.) 1118830512 9781118830512 9781118855669 1118855663
2014-017545
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues
RELIGION / Christianity / General
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
City churches.
City missions.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BR115.C45
261.8