Where mortals dwell : A Christian view of place for today

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... Full description

Main Author:	Bartholomew, Craig G.
Subjects:	SACRED SPACE. PLACE (PHILOSOPHY).
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Table of Contents:

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.

Where mortals dwell : A Christian view of place for today

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