Urban Ministry Reconsidered

Contexts and Approaches

R. Drew Smith, Stephanie Boddie, Ronald E. Peters, R. Drew Smith, Stephanie Boddie, Ronald E. Peters

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9780664263928
• eBook ISBN: 9781611648454
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

Christian ministries often struggle to account for urbanization's growing force, complexities, and reachâ€"and to formulate theologically and sociologically appropriate responses. Urban Ministry Reconsidered features a collection of original essays by leading scholars and practitioners that explores current issues and challenges in urban communities.

Together these articles consider how cultural and structural frameworks have led to new conceptualizations and configurations of urban ministry. In addition, they examine the degree to which the social, spiritual, and organizational priorities of urban ministries have been reconceived in response to these shifts.

Index

Accra Confession and Theological Reflections on Urban Economic Justice (Nyomi), 158–66

Ackah, William, 62–69

action/actions

faith put into, 154–56, 211

of God, 159

planning for, 141–42

See also social action

activism, 67, 90, 100–102, 135, 140–41, 144, 150, 210, 213, 237. See also individual names/groups/descriptions, e.g., King, Martin Luther, Jr.

adaptive reuse strategy, 180n15

Addams, Jane, 17

addiction, 33, 67, 113, 154, 233

advocacy, 10–11, 113, 120, 129–30, 135, 155, 179, 213, 223

for immigrants, 130

policy advocacy, 10, 92, 101

social justice advocacy (ethical agency), 19

Africa, 3–5, 28n1, 62–69, 130, 135, 138n1, 143

colonial history of, 212

Pan-African identity, 66–67, 212

Religion and Race in Urban Spaces across Africa and the Diaspora (Ackah), 62–69

Sub-Saharan, 4–5, 139

See also South Africa; specific countries, e.g., Uganda; Zambia; specific topics, e.g., colonization

African Americans

Africa-descended communities in the US, 123–25

neighborhoods, 68

shootings of unarmed, 97, 248

See also African American churches; specific topics and events, e.g., colleges/universities; Great Migration

African American Ministers Leadership Council (AAMLC), 173

African Christianity, 209, 214

African churches

and systemic/str...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• I. Urban Conceptual Worldviews
• II. Urban Community Formation
• III. Urban Social Policy
• IV. Urban Ministry Adaptations
• List of Contributors
• Index