Civitas
| Author | : Peter S. Hawkins |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2016-02-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781498283359 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1498283357 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Civitas by : Peter S. Hawkins
Download or read book Civitas written by Peter S. Hawkins and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civitas is an interdisciplinary collection of essays on the meaning of the city as human artifact, repository of memory, and the image either of heaven or hell. Drawing on scholars of Bible, theology, worship, literature, and the visual arts, the collection traces religious notions of the city from biblical times to the present. This work is especially suitable for courses on the city, whether those courses be sponsored by departments of religious studies, literature, sociology, or history.
