The Spiritual City : Theology, Spirituality, and the Urban

Sheldrake, Philip

Blackwell Pub（2014/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 226 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781118830512
• DDC分類 261.8

Full Description

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

Contents

Preface ix Introduction 1

Part One The City in Christian Thought 23

1 Augustine's Two Cities 25

2 Monasticism and Utopian Visions 43

3 The City as Sacred 63

4 The City and the Reformations 81

5 Michel de Certeau: Everyday Practices and the City 99

Part Two Theological Reflection and the City 115

6 Place and the Sacred 117

7 The Art of Community 137

8 Reconciliation and Hospitality 157

9 Urban Virtues 179

Epilogue: A Spiritual Vision of the Human City 201

Select Reading 211

Index 221