Description |
1 online resource (x, 282 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 The theology of the built environment; CHAPTER 2 Constructed space and the presence of God; CHAPTER 3 The land; CHAPTER 4 The human dwelling; CHAPTER 5 From Eden to Jerusalem: town and country in the economy of redemption; CHAPTER 6 The meaning of the city; CHAPTER 7 Constructing community; CHAPTER 8 But is it art?; CHAPTER 9 God, nature and the built environment; CHAPTER 10 Towards Jerusalem?; Select bibliography; Index of names; Index of subjects |
Summary |
This is the first book to reflect theologically on the built environment as a whole. Drawing on a wide range of both theological and social-scientific sources, Tim Gorringe explores Christianity in its urban settings, focusing on the use of space, design, architecture, and town planning to make a theological critique |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-274) and indexes |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Cities and towns -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Cities and towns -- Religious aspects.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Literature & the Arts.
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Cities and towns -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Umbauter Raum
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Theologie
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Wohnung
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Stadt
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Gebouwde omgeving.
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Religieuze aspecten.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0511021089 |
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9780511021084 |
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0521814650 |
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0521891442 |
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9780521891448 |
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9780511487712 |
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1107125863 |
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9781107125865 |
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1280434139 |
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9781280434136 |
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0511177216 |
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0511329970 |
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9780511329975 |
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