| Description |
1 online resource (208 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
1. Theology and geography -- 2. Colorblind? -- 3. From the garden to the city -- 4. Walls of hostility -- 5. Place, parish, and ghetto -- 6. Gentrification -- 7. Reconciliation: a beautiful (and disruptive) story -- 8. Getting practical: action and reflection -- Conclusion: back to a new beginning. |
| Summary |
"We long for diverse, thriving neighborhoods and churches, yet racial injustices persist. Why? Because geographic structures and systems create barriers to reconciliation and prevent the flourishing of our communities. Race & Place reveals the profound ways in which these geographic forces and structures sustain the divisions among us. Urban missiologist David Leong, who resides in one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the country, unpacks the systemic challenges that are rarely addressed in the conversation about racial justice. The evening news may deliver story after story that causes us to despair. But Leong envisions a future of belonging and hope in our streets, towns, cities, and churches. A discussion about race needs to go hand in hand with a discussion about place. This book is a welcome addition to a conversation that needs to include both"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- Religious aspects.
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Cities and towns -- Religious aspects. |
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Christianity and geography.
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Christianity and geography. |
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Reconciliation -- Religious aspects.
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Reconciliation -- Religious aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Race and place |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Leong, David P. (David Paul). Race & place. Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, [2017] 9780830841349 (DLC) 2016046181 (OCoLC)961035083 |
| ISBN |
9780830881024 (electronic book) |
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0830881026 (electronic book) |
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9780830841349 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0830841342 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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