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Book SynopsisAn exciting contribution to the Radical Orthodoxy series, Graham Ward fills a major void in theological literature by offering the first detailed theological response to urban living for thirty-five years.
Trade Review'The book is ... a truly major achievement, the most sustained constructive piece of work by an Anglican theologian for many years.' - Scottish Journal of Theology
'There is a humility here which acknowledges that "our dogmatisms speak more about our fears than our aspirations." No liberal could have put it better.' - Revd Steven Shakespeare, Church Times
'With Cities of God, which is a worthy postmodern sequel to Harvey Cox's The Secular City (1965), Graham Ward establishes himself as one of the most engaging and visionary theologians of his generation.' - Stephen H. Webb, Reviews in Religion and Theology
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: the signs of the times PART I Cultural atomism 1 Cities of eternal aspiration 2 Cities of endless desire PART II The analogical world-view 3 Transcorporeality: the ontological scandal 4 The displaced body of Jesus Christ 5 Communities of desire 6 The Church as the erotic community 7 The erotics of redemption PART III Theology and the practices of contemporary living 8 Cities of angels 9 Cities of the good: the redemption of cyberspace
