Seek the Peace of the City: Reflections on Urban Ministry

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1995 - Religion - 146 pages
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This volume sounds a ringing summons to today's churches to give primacy once again to urban ministry. Informed by a high degree of theological and social- scientific insight and by a wealth of experience in the urban milieu, Villafañe lays out a vision of a church that, unlike the trend today, refuses to retreat from the challenges of city life. Includes chapters by Douglas Hall, Efrain Agosto, and Bruce W. Jackson. Foreword by Harvey Cox.
 

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Contents

The Jeremiah Paradigm for the City
1
Scholarship as Sierva Santificadora and Sanadora
7
A Paradigm
29
Patience and the City
43
Essential Elements for an Effective SeminaryBased
77
Theological Education in the Urban Context
97
Paul Leadership and the Hispanic Church
103
Urban Theological Education for Church Leadership
123
Bibliography
138
Contributors
145
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About the author (1995)

Eldin Villafañe is the Ricardo Tañon Distinguished Professor of Hispanic Christianity, Ethics, and Urban Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Massachusetts. His other books include Seek the Peace of the City, The Liberating Spirit, and Transforming the City (all Eerdmans).

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TitleSeek the Peace of the City: Reflections on Urban Ministry
AuthorEldin Villafañe
PublisherWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1995
ISBN0802807291, 9780802807298
Length146 pages
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