The spiritual city : theology, spirituality, and the urban /

• Main Author: Sheldrake, Philip
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
• Subjects: Cities and towns > Religious aspects > Christianity.; RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues; RELIGION / Christianity / General; City churches.; City missions.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118830505 (ePub); 1118830504 (ePub); 9781118830499 (Adobe PDF); 1118830490 (Adobe PDF); 1118830512; 9781118830512; 9781118855669; 1118855663
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118830475

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.