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UNINA9910821961003321 |
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Autore |
Sheldrake Philip |
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The spiritual city : theology, spirituality, and the place of the city / / Philip Sheldrake |
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Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 |
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2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-83051-2 |
1-118-83047-4 |
1-118-83049-0 |
1-118-83050-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (238 p.) |
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Collana |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns - Religious aspects - Christianity |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The city in Christian thought -- Augustine?s two cities -- Monasticism and utopian visions -- The city as sacred -- The city after the reformations -- Michel de Certeau: everyday practices & the city -- Theological reflection and the city -- Place and the sacred -- The art of community -- Reconciliation and hospitality -- Urban virtues -- A spiritual vision of the human city. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A Spiritual City provides a broad examination of the meaning and importance of cities from a Christian perspective. Contains thought-provoking theological and spiritual reflections on city-making by a leading scholarUnites contemporary thinking about urban space and built environments with the latest in urban theologyAddresses the long-standing anti-urban bias of Christianity and its emphasis on inwardness and pilgrimagePresents an important religious perspective on the potential of cities to create a strong human community and sense of sacred sp |
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