The Spiritual City: Theology, Spirituality, and the Urban

by Philip Sheldrake

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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 scholar
  • Unites contemporary thinking about urban space and built environments with the latest in urban theology
  • Addresses the long-standing anti-urban bias of Christianity and its emphasis on inwardness and pilgrimage
  • Presents an important religious perspective on the potential of cities to create a strong human community and sense of sacred space
  • ISBN10 1118830474
  • ISBN13 9781118830475
  • Publish Date 22 February 2016 (first published 27 March 2014)
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
  • Pages 240
  • Language English