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TitleWhere mortals dwell : A Christian view of place for today
AuthorBartholomew, Craig G.
Call No231.7 BAR
CollectionNon Fiction
Copy No1
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International Standard Book Number 9780801036378
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 231.7 BAR
Personal Name Bartholomew, Craig G.
Title Statement Where mortals dwell : A Christian view of place for today
Physical Description 372p.
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References
Formatted Contents Note The theology of place in Genesis 1-3 -- Outside Eden: building cities -- The nations, Abraham, and journeying to the land -- Place, law, and ritual -- Place in the historical books, the prophets, and the wisdom literature -- Place in the Gospels -- Place in Paul -- Place in the general epistles -- Place in the Western philosophical tradition -- Place in the Christian tradition: introduction -- Early church fathers -- The Middle Ages, the reformers, and the Protestant tradition -- The modern period -- Contemporary theologies of place -- Contours of a Christian view of place -- Placemaking and the city -- Placemaking in garden and home -- Placemaking in various facets of life -- Epilogue: spirituality and/of place.
Summary, Etc. Craig Bartholomew provides a biblical, theological, and philosophical grounding for place in our rootless culture and articulates a hopeful Christian vision of placemaking for today's world. He illuminates the importance of place throughout the biblical canon, in the Christian tradition, and in the contours of contemporary thought. --from publisher description
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term SACRED SPACE.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term PLACE (PHILOSOPHY).