Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces
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Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces by Jon Pahl
In Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces, Jon Pahl looks at the American tendency to assign sacred function to secular spaces from Disneyland to the neighborhood shopping mall. This spatial theology can work to our benefit, but often it poses spiritual risks. In response to these risks, Pahl introduces a theology of place that reveals aspects of God's character through familiar biblical metaphors such as the true vine, the rock, and the living water. This book creatively applies biblical theology to cultural obsessions, illuminating our American way of hallowing spaces of all kinds. It's an ideal guide for readers seeking a greater knowledge of God through place.
Pahl, Jon: - Jon Pahl is professor of the history of Christianity at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the author of many books, including Paradox Lost: Free Will and Political Liberty in American Culture, 1630-1760 and Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces: Putting God in Place.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781587430459 |
| ISBN 10 | 1587430452 |
| Title | Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces |
| Author | Jon Pahl |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Baker Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2004-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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