A theology as big as the city /
Bakke, Raymond J., 1938-,
A theology as big as the city / [print] Ray Bakke. - Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, (c)1997. - 221 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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 and his mother -- Hope in the city : the story of Ruth -- The individual and the community : do we find a theology of place in the Bible? -- Zion songs and urban poets : the need for timeless truth -- What cities ought to look like : Isaiah's vision -- Jeremiah's letter to urban families (and 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 and the city : the search for an urban Jesus -- The church at the city center : from Pentecost to Antioch (Acts 1-12) -- When truth and love collide : the mission trip with Paul, Barnabas and John Mark (Acts 13; 16:36-40) -- With Paul on an urban journey (Acts 15-19) -- Two letters, two urban spiritualities (Philippians and 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.
9780830818907
96029820
Cities and towns--Biblical teaching.
City churches.
BS680.B168.T446 1997
A theology as big as the city / [print] Ray Bakke. - Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, (c)1997. - 221 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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 and his mother -- Hope in the city : the story of Ruth -- The individual and the community : do we find a theology of place in the Bible? -- Zion songs and urban poets : the need for timeless truth -- What cities ought to look like : Isaiah's vision -- Jeremiah's letter to urban families (and 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 and the city : the search for an urban Jesus -- The church at the city center : from Pentecost to Antioch (Acts 1-12) -- When truth and love collide : the mission trip with Paul, Barnabas and John Mark (Acts 13; 16:36-40) -- With Paul on an urban journey (Acts 15-19) -- Two letters, two urban spiritualities (Philippians and 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.
9780830818907
96029820
Cities and towns--Biblical teaching.
City churches.
BS680.B168.T446 1997