The hybrid church in the city : third space thinking / Christopher Richard Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Christopher Richard, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian sociology.

Cultural pluralism.

Church and minorities.

City dwellers--Religion.

City dwellers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book argues that theology and the church need to engage more seriously with post-modern reality and thought if points of connection are going to be created. Drawing on case studies from Europe and the USA, this book examines examples of Third Space methodologies to ask questions about hybrid identities and methods churches might adopt to effectively connect with post-modern cities and civil society.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART 1 THIRD SPACE THINKING; 1 The Significance of the Third Space and Hybridity for Understanding the Postmodern World; 2 The Hybrid City; 3 Hybrid Civil Society and Hybrid Governance; PART 2 PUBLIC THEOLOGY IN THE THIRD SPACE; 4 'Mainstream' Christian Realism: The Foundation for a Third Space Social Ethics; 5 Radical Christian Realism: The Springboard for a Third Space Social Ethics; 6 Towards a Third Space Church; 7 Towards a Theology of the Third Space; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

First published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-351-88805-6

1-315-23910-8

1-281-89374-9

9786611893743

0-7546-8441-5

9781315239101

OCLC:

319492014