Loving the City, Timothy Keller
Loving the City, Timothy Keller
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Loving the City
Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

Author: Timothy Keller

Narrator: Christopher Ragland

Unabridged: 11 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 03/08/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Even if you don’t go to the city to minister, make no mistake—the city is coming to you. Regardless of your particular cultural or geographical context, you will need to consider the city when forming a theological vision that engages the people you are trying to reach.In Loving the City, bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller looks at the biblical foundations for contextualizing the gospel as we communicate to the culture in a way that is both respectful and challenging. He articulates the key characteristics of a city vision, showing how the city develops as a theme throughout Scripture, from its anti-God origins, to its strategic importance for mission, to its culmination and redemption in glory.Finally, he examines the need for thoughtful cultural engagement, unpacking four models for engaging culture, showing the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and emphasizing a blended approach that balances the key insights of each. Loving the City will help you to minister to your cultural context in a way that is biblically faithful and fruitful.This new edition contains the second section of Center Church with new reflections and additional essays from Timothy Keller and several other contributors.Accompanying visuals and discussion questions are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

About Timothy Keller

Timothy J. Keller (1950–2023) was the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, cofounder of Redeemer City to City, and the author of numerous books, including The Reason for God, The Prodigal God, and The Meaning of Marriage. His thirty-one books have sold over six million copies and have been translated into twenty-nine languages.

About Andy Crouch

Andy Crouch is editorial director for The Christian Vision Project at Christianity Today International and executive producer of Where Faith and Culture Meet, a series of short documentary films on Christians creating "a counterculture for the common good." He is a member of the editorial board of Books & Culture, and a senior fellow of the International Justice Mission's IJM Institute. His writing has appeared in several editions of Best Christian Writing and Best Spiritual Writing. He lives with his family in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jacob

the good: contextualization, evangelism properly emphasized, asks for critiques of his writing and responds to it, right analysis of “the city” (specifically how cities are super important for reaching the nations) the bad: overemphasis of “the city”, creates hype around things that aren’t important,......more

Incredibly insightful. Worth reading carefully. Really good book.......more

Goodreads review by Joel

I listened to this book so does it even count? Really good chapters on gospel contextualization. Helpful for learning about sharing the gospel w people nowadays.......more

Goodreads review by Temi

This is an amazing book and a must read for all churches who are looking to reach their community and also understand tensions in the church when it comes to tensions and thoughts about the church and culture.......more

Goodreads review by Cal

Really good book by Tim Keller that looks at the importance of the city in Christianity and how scripture and experience show that cities have a huge impact on the culture of a church and of a nation whether for better or for worse. He calls on Christians to reengage the city instead of retreating f......more