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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Timothy Gorringe |
| ISBN: | 0521814650 9780521814652 0521891442 9780521891448 |
| OCLC Number: | 50143302 |
| Description: | x, 282 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. The theology of the built environment -- 2. Constructed space and the presence of God -- 3. The land -- 4. The human dwelling -- 5. From Eden to Jerusalem: town and country in the economy of redemption -- 6. The meaning of the city -- 7. Constructing community -- 8. But is it art? -- 9. God, nature and the built environment -- 10. Towards Jerusalem? |
| Responsibility: | T.J. Gorringe. |
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Abstract:
"Drawing on a wide range of both theological and social-scientific sources, Professor Gorringe explores Christianity in its urban settings, focusing on the use of space, design, architecture and town planning to make a theological critique. After considering the divine grounding of constructed space, he looks at the ownership of land, the issues of housing, town and country, and the city, and then considers the built environment in terms of community and art. The book concludes with two chapters that set the whole within the framework of the environmental crisis and asks what directions the Church should be looking for in building for the future.
This book will challenge not only theologians, ethicists and sociologists of religion but also church teachers and professionals."--BOOK JACKET.
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