The theme for this issue is “Climate Change and the Urban Church.” As the world enters deeper into climate crisis, it has become increasingly clear that cities reflect not only the catastrophic effects of climate change, as seen in floods after more and more severe storms, droughts that leave cities without running water, and rise […]
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The growing climate crisis hangs like a dark shadow over our collective planetary future. We can hear the rumblings of the storm, and its winds have already begun to pick up and blow things around in our present world. The global scientific community has said that 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels is the maximum global
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What would it mean for the church to intercept the becoming of cities and turn them toward the joy of communion? How might this alternative trajectory in the spiritual-material life of cities interact with ecological systems to cultivate shared wellbeing for all members of creation? Could the urban minister–as community organizer, community developer, prophetic dreamer
Title: Caring for Creation: The Evangelical’s Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment Authors: Mitch Hescox and Paul Douglas Publisher: Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2016 Pages: 165 plus end notes Reviewer: Susan S. Baker It is often difficult reading about climate change crises as there seem to be so many statistics and technical jargon,
The young pastor took the Ted-X stage with confidence. His well-thought-out points and stories crafted and chosen in such a manner as to drive home his main point within seventeen minutes: bounded set thinking is bad, centered set thinking is good. This line of thinking has become popularized, so it seems, among many in the
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The Need for Missional Christians in Urban Areas It ended up being one of the worst meals of my life. Mark, a friend who helped me at Main Street Chapel, an inner-city ministry, invited me to a local restaurant. I had no clue of his purpose, but it soon became evident when he let me
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Title: Malestrom: How Jesus Dismantles Patriarchy and Redefines Manhood. 2nd ed. Author: Carolyn Custis James Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2022 Reviewer: Stephen Taylor Malestrom is actually the Second Edition of Carolyn Custis James’s 2015 book, Malestrom: Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World. The “Introduction” and the nine titled chapters remain the
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Title: Who Moved My Neighborhood? Author: Mark E. Strong Publisher: Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2022 Pages: 168 Reviewer: Gino Curcuruto Gentrification has dramatically changed the culture and landscape of many urban neighborhoods. The implications of these changes are far beyond the scope of this review other than to say that churches need guides to
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Title: How We Can Win: Race, History, and Changing the Money Game That’s Rigged Author: Kimberly Jones Publisher: New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2022 Pages: 192 pages Reviewer: Jason Rowland Kimberly Jones’s fierce dedication to seeing people of color play offense for a change in the money game of our nation is compelling and
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