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A theology as big as the city / Ray Bakke.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c1997.Description: 221 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0830818901 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 250/.9173/2 21
LOC classification:
  • BS 680 .C5 B35 1997
Contents:
A journey to the city -- God's hands are in the mud -- Can we save a city like Sodom? -- A surprising source of urban leaders : Moses & his mother -- Hope in the city : the story of Ruth -- The individual & the community : do we find a theology of place in the Bible? -- Zion songs & urban poets : the need for timeless truth -- What cities ought to look like : Isaiah's vision -- Jeremiah's letter to urban families (& Daniel's response) -- Thinking biblically about the family (with the help of Ezekiel) -- Major themes in Minor Prophets -- When all else fails, send the choir : reflections on Chronicles -- The Persian partnership for the rebuilding of Jerusalem -- Models from the migrant streams : the intertestamental era -- Skeletons in the closet : the other women in the family of Jesus -- Jesus & the city : the search for an urban Jesus -- The church at the city center : from Pentecost to Antioch (Acts 1-12) -- When truth & love collide : the mission trip with Paul, Barnabas & John Mark (Acts 13; 16:36-40) -- With Paul on an urban journey (Acts 15-19) -- Two letters, two urban spiritualities (Philippians & Colossians) -- The drama of New Testament evangelism : the story of Philemon -- Ethnicity in the church : is it still okay to be Jewish? (Hebrews) -- The empire strikes back : the downward spiral from Romans 13 to Revelation 13 -- So long, Babylon, I'll miss you (Revelation 14-18) -- The urban family album -- Reflections.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-221).

A journey to the city --
God's hands are in the mud --
Can we save a city like Sodom? --
A surprising source of urban leaders : Moses & his mother --
Hope in the city : the story of Ruth --
The individual & the community : do we find a theology of place in the Bible? --
Zion songs & urban poets : the need for timeless truth --
What cities ought to look like : Isaiah's vision --
Jeremiah's letter to urban families (& Daniel's response) --
Thinking biblically about the family (with the help of Ezekiel) --
Major themes in Minor Prophets --
When all else fails, send the choir : reflections on Chronicles --
The Persian partnership for the rebuilding of Jerusalem --
Models from the migrant streams : the intertestamental era --
Skeletons in the closet : the other women in the family of Jesus --
Jesus & the city : the search for an urban Jesus --
The church at the city center : from Pentecost to Antioch (Acts 1-12) --
When truth & love collide : the mission trip with Paul, Barnabas & John Mark (Acts 13; 16:36-40) --
With Paul on an urban journey (Acts 15-19) --
Two letters, two urban spiritualities (Philippians & Colossians) --
The drama of New Testament evangelism : the story of Philemon --
Ethnicity in the church : is it still okay to be Jewish? (Hebrews) --
The empire strikes back : the downward spiral from Romans 13 to Revelation 13 --
So long, Babylon, I'll miss you (Revelation 14-18) --
The urban family album --
Reflections.