TY - BOOK AU - Hsu,Albert Y. TI - The suburban Christian: finding spiritual vitality in the land of plenty SN - 083083334X (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BR115.G45 H78 2006 U1 - 253.09173/3 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Downers Grove, Ill. PB - IVP Books/InterVarsity Press KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Suburbanites KW - United States KW - Religious life KW - Christian life N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006004130.html ER -