Renewing the City: Reflections on Community Development and Urban Renewal
- ISBN-10
- 0830833269
- ISBN-13
- 9780830833269
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-07-08
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Author
- Robert D. Lupton
Description
Community developer and urban activist Robert D. Lupton looks to the Old Testament example of Nehemiah as a role model for community transformation and renewal.
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