Corners in the City of God
Corners in the City of God

Author: Jonathan Tran

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2013-10-24

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1608998517

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David Simon's The Wire lays out before us a city in which people struggle under the weight of poverty, political corruption, economic despair, educational collapse, and the drug trade. This volume explores the various theological, ethical, and philosophical challenges presented by The Wire. As each season of The Wire unfolds, the moral complexities of life in the city deepen, as the failures of one system have unforeseen effects in other corners of the city. Fleshing out the ongoing tension between the "earthly city" and the City of God, Corners in the City of God is a theological companion to David Simon's masterpiece, inviting the reader to wrestle with the implications of belonging fully to the cities of the world, in all of their splendor and tragedy.

City of God
City of God

Author: Kevin Lewis O'Neill

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0520260627

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'City of God' explores the role of neo-Pentecostal Christian sects in the religious, social & political life of Guatemala. O'Neill examines one such church, looking at how its practices have become acts of citizenship in a new, politically relevant era for Protestantism.

City of God
City of God

Author: Sara Miles

Publisher: Jericho Books

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1455547328

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Paradise is a garden. . .but heaven is a city. From the acclaimed author of Take This Bread and Jesus Freak comes a powerful new account of venturing beyond the borders of religion into the unpredictable territory of faith. On Ash Wednesday, 2012, Sara Miles and her friends left their church buildings and carried ashes to the buzzing city streets: the crowded dollar stores, beauty shops, hospital waiting rooms, street corners and fast-food joints of her neighborhood. They marked the foreheads of neighbors and strangers, sharing blessings with waitresses and drunks, believers and doubters alike. City of God narrates the events of the day in vivid detail, exploring the profound implications of touching strangers with a reminder of common mortality. As the story unfolds, Sara Miles also reflects on life in her city over the last two decades, where the people of God suffer and rejoice, building community amid the grit and beauty of this urban landscape. City of God is a beautifully written personal narrative, rich in complex, real-life characters, and full of the "wild, funny, joyful, raucous, reverent" moments of struggle and faith that have made Miles one of the most enthralling Christian writers of our time.

City of God, City of Satan
City of God, City of Satan

Author: Robert C. Linthicum

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0310531411

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Both captivating in its revealing acknowledgement of spiritual warfare and readily accessible as a resource for churches, this book provides the biblical theology of the city and offers direction and support for urban missions.

City of God
City of God

Author: Paulo Lins

Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

Published: 2007-12-01

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 155584684X

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The searing novel on which the internationally acclaimed hit film was based. “A Scarface-like urban epic . . . punctuated with lyricism and longing” (Publishers Weekly). City of God is a gritty, gorgeous tour de force from one of Brazil’s most notorious slums. Cidade de Deus: a place where the streets are awash with narcotics, where violence can erupt at any moment over drugs, money, and love—but also a place where the samba beat rocks till dawn, where the women are the most beautiful on earth, and where one young man wants to escape his background and become a photographer. When City of God erupted on screens worldwide, it became one of the most critically and commercially successful foreign films of recent years. But few were aware of the story behind the film. Written by Paulo Lins, who grew up in the favela (shantytown) Cidade de Deus in Rio de Janeiro and who spent years researching its gang history, City of God began life as a coruscating, harrowing novelistic account of twenty years in the illicit pursuits of the youth gangs born from the favela. “With plot devices sometimes as minimal as the dawning of a new day, City of God seems more like a mosaic than a novel, but it’s a mosaic with unforgettably vibrant colors.” —Booklist

The Mystical City of God (Annotated)
The Mystical City of God (Annotated)

Author: Mary Agreda

Publisher:

Published: 2014-03-15

Total Pages: 808

ISBN-13: 9781497345003

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Your special Annotated edition:+Over 1600 pages reduced into 1 volume!+Book Club questions+A full exclusive Biography of Ven. Mary of AgredaIn the 16th Century, at a time of Protestant persecution, The Blessed Virgin spoke to Ven. Mary of Agreda Mystical City of God is an amazing collection of four books of revelations about the life of Mary and the divine plan for creation and the salvation of souls that has been enthralling readers for centuries.The complete collection includes the Conception, Incarnation, Transfixion and Coronation. You will be taken on a journey like no other through through life of the Holy Virgin Mother of God and her Son our Saviour.(If you need a larger font size please search for our Kindle Version which is due to be published April 2014!)