The suburban Christian :

Hsu, Albert Y., 1972-

The suburban Christian : finding spiritual vitality in the land of plenty / Albert Y. Hsu. - Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books/InterVarsity Press, c2006. - 220 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-218) and index.

Introduction: suburbia-paradise or wasteland? -- The suburban moment: glimpses of a suburban future -- Living in suburbia: the pursuit of the promised land -- Spaced out: the impact of commuter culture -- Material world: the challenges of consumer culture -- Status check: how consuming and branding shape our identity -- Won't you be my neighbor? moving from anonymity to community -- Finding God in the suburbs: cultivating spirituality in everyday life -- The suburban church: gathering places of relevance and hope -- Beyond suburbia: mission to and from the suburbs -- Epilogue: seek the welfare of the suburbs.

083083334X (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780830833344

2006004130


Consumption (Economics)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Suburbanites--Religious life.--United States
Christian life--United States.

BR115.G45 / H78 2006

253.09173/3