Lupton, Robert D.

Renewing the city : reflections on community development and urban renewal / Robert D. Lupton. - Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2005. - 240 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

City in ruins -- The calling -- An improbable plan -- The opposition -- Construction begins -- External threats -- Trouble in the ranks -- The end in sight -- The wall is completed -- Repentance and recommitment -- Reneighboring the city -- The good years -- Enforcing the rules -- What makes a leader? -- Gentrification with justice -- The problem of purity -- Discerning a vision -- The difficulty with doing good -- Where your treasure is -- Serving or leading? -- Conflict of interest -- Church and community -- Biblical tithing -- Home in the city.

0830833269 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2005004493


Bible.--Nehemiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Community--Biblical teaching.
Urban renewal.

BS 1365.6.P45 / L87 2005