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How are we to understand the tension within the Christian Scriptures related to cities?The Hebrew prophets are often critical of cities and many of the destructive promises within the Scripture are aimed at cities, not just groups of people. At the same time, we cannot escape the moving words of the prophet Jeremiah calling God's …
Continue reading "Cities and Christ’s Mission with Jacques Ellul"
Aaron Renn from The Urbanophile recently had an article reposted at NewGeography that a friend passed along to me. The article, "Religion and the City," traces the importance of religion in urban contexts from a sociological perspective outside of the Christian sphere. It is an insightful read calling for religion to be taken seriously in …
Continue reading "Religion and the City [repost from NewGeography]"
Those who follow me on Facebook or Twitter have seen some of the interesting discussion generated in those places about how new media can be useful for ministry and in the church. Some of my questions revolve around: how do we create authentic community within these new social realms? how do we maximize our use …
Matthew Erickson 