Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church
A Theology, Ecclesiology, Sociology book. This shalom will not come through Christians establishing parallel subcultural institutions, but...
More people live in cities now than at any other time in human history, presenting a historic opportunity for Christians to influence the majority of the world. Unfortunately, most Christian literature about the city focuses solely on its problems (crime, homelessness, etc.), rather than providing a comprehensive analysis of the city that informs, instructs, and inspires. Using sociological research and data, urban pastors Justin Buzzard and Stephen Um lay out the vision and rationale for church planting, cultural engagement, and missionary impulses...
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Post-Christian societies are cultures where the Christian worldview was once the dominant worldview. Many European cities were once known for having a thriving Christian influence and a population that largely subscribed to the central tenets of Christian orthodoxy. Take Stephen T. Um, Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church // Sociologist Rodney Stark states: Early Christianity was primarily an urban movement. The original meaning of the word pagan (paganus) was rural person, or more colloquially country hick. It came to have religious meaning because after Christianity had triumphed in the cities, most of the rural people remained unconverted. Stephen T. Um, Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church // We must free ourselves from our tendency to see cities as their buildings, and remember that the real city is made of flesh, not concrete. Stephen T. Um, Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church //
Helpful overview of the importance of cities in mission. Recommended as an introduction to this area. Though I'm not entirely sure whether the authors are coming from an a-mil or post-mil perspective, they create a compelling argument for the church to refocus its priorities on urban church plants. And not only an argument, but a plan for addressing the multifaceted challenges of the city. And not only cities proper - though that is... We need to grow in our understand of and ministry to the cities around us and the cities of the world, this book is a huge help in moving toward that.
