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The meaning of the city
- Title
- The meaning of the city / Jacques Ellul ; introduction by John Wilkinson ; translated by Dennis Pardee.
- Author
- Ellul, Jacques, 1912-1994
- Publication
- Grand Rapids, MI. : Eerdmans, 1970.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BS680.C5 E413 1970 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 209 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- Jacques Ellul, a member of the Law Faculty at the University of Bordeaux, is increasingly being recognized as a brilliant and penetrating commentator on the relationship between theology and sociology. In The Meaning of the City he presents what he finds in the Bible — a sophisticated, coherent theology of the city fully applicable to today’s urbanized society.
- Uniform Title
- Sans feu ni lieu. English
- Alternative Title
- Sans feu ni lieu.
- Subject
- Note
- Translation of Sans feu ni lieu.
- Contents
- Chapter 1. The Builders : Cain ; Nimrod ; Israel ; Let us build -- Chapter 2. Thunder over the city : The curse ; Sodom and Nineveh ; But in these cities ... -- Chapter 3. Long we wait for the coming of the dawn : Temporal election ; Jerusalem -- Chapter 4. Jesus Christ : The fulfillment ; Neither hearth nor home ; The multitude ; Jesus and Jerusalem -- Chapter 5. True horizons : The history of the city ; From Cain to Jerusalem ; From Een to Jerusalem -- Chapter 6. Yahweh-Shammah : The new city ; Symbolism.
- ISBN
- 0802815553
- 9780802815552
- LCCN
- 70103446
- OCLC
- ocm00096129
- 96129
- SCSB-180271
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library