Envisioning the New City: A Reader on Urban Ministry

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Eleanor Scott Meyers
Westminster John Knox Press, 1992 M01 1 - 363 pages
"A fascinating assortment of articles about urban ministry--some inspirational, some challenging, and some extremely practical. Something for everyone."--Kimberley Bobo, Midwest Academy, Chicago. Contributors include urban pastons, community organizers, seminary professors, and church leaders.

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Contents

Harvey
16
Ministry in the City
31
The Second Reformation Has Begun
63
Hope for a Remnant
80
Whatever Happened to the Golden Rule?
90
The UrbanRural Linkages
109
Older Women in the City
125
PASTORAL DIMENSIONS OF MINISTRY IN CITIES
137
Chronicles of Capacity Building
168
A Meditation
182
A Lesson on Urban Spirituality
190
A Health Crisis and a Healing Ministry
205
The Urban Congregation and Public Policy
235
Mandate for Mission
268
Fighting AIDS and HIV Together
275
Copyright

The City as Battered Woman
152

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About the author (1992)

Eleanor Scott Meyers is a retired theological educator and former President of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California.

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