Reaching for the New Jerusalem: A Biblical and Theological Framework for the City

Reaching for the New Jerusalem: A Biblical and Theological Framework for the City
ISBN-10
1621898199
ISBN-13
9781621898191
Category
Religion
Pages
283
Language
English
Published
2013-08-02
Publisher
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Authors
Aída Besançon Spencer, William David Spencer, Seong Hyun Park

Description

The task of this book is to examine the biblical and theological meaning of the city and our mission within it. It starts with the premise that the garden is lost, and we are headed toward the New Jerusalem, the city of God. In the meanwhile, we dwell in earthly cities that need to be adjusted to God's city: "[T]he fall has conditioned us to fear the city . . . though, historically, God intended it to provide safety, even refuge. . . . We have to band together and act to take back our communities if we are to help God in the divine task of reconciling the world to Godself by assisting God in adjusting our communities to God's New Jerusalem, rebuilding our own cities of Enoch on the blueprints of Christ . . . to go into all the world and share his good news, building the Christian community along the lines of the New Jerusalem, a city of light in which God is revealed." (from the Introduction by William David Spencer) Toward achieving this goal, this single, accessible volume brings together the biblical, the systematic, and the practical aspects of urban ministry by various contributors who are urban practitioners and theologians themselves, and have taught at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston Campus.

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