Why Cities Matter, Timothy Keller
Why Cities Matter, Timothy Keller
List: $14.98 | Sale: $10.49
Club: $7.49

Why Cities Matter
To God, the Culture, and the Church

Author: Timothy Keller, Stephen T. Um, Justin Buzzard

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 4 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/30/2013

Synopsis

More people live in cities now than at any other time in human history, presenting a historic opportunity for Christians to influence the majority of the world. Unfortunately, most Christian literature about the city focuses solely on its problems (crime, homelessness, etc.), rather than providing a comprehensive analysis of the city that informs, instructs, and inspires. Using sociological research and data, urban pastors Justin Buzzard and Stephen Um lay out the vision and rationale for church planting, cultural engagement, and missionary impulses in our world’s cities as they provide a solid foundation for motivation. Here is a call to make the cities our home, to take good care of them, and to participate in God’s kingdom-building work in the urban centers of our world!

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barnabas

More academic than I expected, especially in the first half. But that isn't a bad thing. It incorporated quite a few statistics, but used them well to show the significance of the city. The middle of the book was it's richest part, especially the chapter on contextualization. I especially appreciate......more

Goodreads review by B.Cough

Winsomely proving the value and purpose of the city. The authors utilize statistics, sociology, and scripture to to give the reader a framework for the importance of cities and how the church should engage them. Short and concise. Hand it to your Christian friend who is always hating on the city.......more

Goodreads review by Dave

(3 and a half stars) If you are familiar at all with Keller's writing/teaching you will likely recognize his long standing passion for urban centers and urban ministry in the contents of this brief and concise work. That is not to say that Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church does n......more

Goodreads review by John Rakshith

Providing a biblical theology of city and with current statistics, the authors provoke Christians, pastors and churches the need for urban church planting efforts without discouraging ministries currently engaged in rural ministry. However, I have two qualms about the book. My first qualm is a lack......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List