The Space Between A Christian Engagement with the Built Environment
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The Space Between A Christian Engagement with the Built Environment by Eric O Jacobsen
Outreach Magazine's 2012 Resource of the Year Award Winner 2012 Book of the Year Award, Foreword Magazine The entire material world can be divided between the Natural Environment and the Built Environment. Over the past forty years, the Natural Environment has received more attention of the two, but that is beginning to change. With a renewed interest in "place" within various academic disciplines and the practical issues of rising fuel costs and scarcity of land, the Built Environment has emerged as a coherent and engaging subject for academic and popular consideration. While there is a growing body of work on the Built Environment, very little approaches it from a distinctly Christian perspective. This major new work represents a comprehensive and grounded approach. Employing tools from the field of theology and culture, it demonstrates how looking at the Built Environment through a theological lens provides a unique perspective on questions of beauty, justice, and human flourishing.
"Jacobsen sets himself two goals: to get us to attend to urban space--the space between the buildings in a city or village--and to explain why Christians in particular should care about the quality of urban spaceHe succeeds admirably on both counts. A fine contribution to an extremely important topic." --Nicholas Wolterstorff, Yale University and University of Virginia
Eric O. Jacobsen (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington. He is the author of Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith and numerous articles exploring connections between the Christian community, the church, and traditional neighborhoods. He is also the coeditor of Traditions in Leadership and The Three Tasks of Leadership.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801039089 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801039088 |
| Title | The Space Between A Christian Engagement with the Built Environment |
| Author | Eric O Jacobsen |
| Series | Cultural Exegesis Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Baker Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2012-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 298 |
| Prizes | Commended for IndieFab awards (Architecture) 2012 |
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