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100 1 $aLupton, Robert D.
245 10 $aRenewing the city :$breflections on community development and urban renewal /$cRobert D. Lupton.
260 $aDowners Grove, Ill. :$bInterVarsity Press,$c℗♭2005.
300 $a240 pages ;$c21 cm
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505 0 $apt. 1: The story -- 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 -- pt. 2: The issues -- 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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aHe envisioned a thriving metropolis where God's people could find safety and community. Likewise, when we consider today's urban challenges, we can be daunted by corruption and despair, or we can see opportunities for rejuvenation, restoration and rebirth.
520 8 $aCommunity developer and urban activist Robert Lupton looks to the Old Testament example of Nehemiah as a role model for community transformation and renewal. Lupton sees the book of Nehemiah as the memoirs of an urban developer who transformed a decaying city into a place of security and vitality. Placing Nehemiah's story in juxtaposition with contemporary realities offers encouragement and concrete models for how our own metropolitan environments can be revitalized. Nehemiah's example-and.
520 8 $aLupton's-offer guidance and hope for all who would seek the welfare of their cities. Book jacket.
630 00 $aBible.$pNehemiah$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
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650 0 $aCommunities$xBiblical teaching.
650 0 $aUrban renewal.
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650 7 $aUrban renewal.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01162536
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411635
776 08 $iOnline version:$aLupton, Robert D.$tRenewing the city.$dDowners Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, ℗♭2005$w(OCoLC)607685523
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