The suburban Christian : finding spiritual vitality in the land of plenty /
Albert Y. Hsu.
- Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books/InterVarsity Press, c2006.
- 220 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-218) and index.
Introduction: suburbia-paradise or wasteland? -- The suburban moment: glimpses of a suburban future -- Living in suburbia: the pursuit of the promised land -- Spaced out: the impact of commuter culture -- Material world: the challenges of consumer culture -- Status check: how consuming and branding shape our identity -- Won't you be my neighbor? moving from anonymity to community -- Finding God in the suburbs: cultivating spirituality in everyday life -- The suburban church: gathering places of relevance and hope -- Beyond suburbia: mission to and from the suburbs -- Epilogue: seek the welfare of the suburbs.
083083334X (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780830833344
2006004130
Consumption (Economics)--Religious aspects--Christianity. Suburbanites--Religious life--United States. Christian life--United States.