Race and Place - How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation

Leong, David P./ Rah, Soong-chan

Inter-Varsity Press,US（2017/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 208 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780830841349
• DDC分類 234.5

Full Description

Geography matters.
We long for diverse, thriving neighborhoods and churches, yet racial injustices persist. Why? Because geographic structures and systems create barriers to reconciliation and prevent the flourishing of our communities.
Race and Place reveals the profound ways in which these geographic forces and structures sustain the divisions among us. Urban missiologist David Leong, who resides in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the country, unpacks the systemic challenges that are rarely addressed in the conversation about racial justice.
The evening news may deliver story after story that causes us to despair. But Leong envisions a future of belonging and hope in our streets, towns, cities, and churches. A discussion about race needs to go hand in hand with a discussion about place. This book is a welcome addition to a conversation that needs to include both.

Contents

Foreword by Soong-Chan Rah

Introduction: Street Signs and Color Lines



Part I: Race and Place: Beginning the Journey


1. Theology and Geography

2. Colorblind?

3. From the Garden to the City



Part II: Patterns of Exclusion: Structures That Divide


4. Walls of Hostility

5. Place, Parish, and Ghetto

6. Gentrification



Part III: Communities of Belonging: A Strange Family


7. Reconciliation: A Beautiful (and Disruptive) Story

8. Getting Practical: Action and Reflection



Conclusion: Back to a New Beginning

Acknowledgments

Notes