ARTICLES [April * June 2002 Volume 11 No. 2]

Sin, Salvation, and the City by Felicity Brock Kelcourse
Though founded through violence, the city will be redeemed in sacred time

American Apocalypse by David Hilfiker, M.D.
Facing up to increased poverty and despair in the inner cities

Cities are Centers of Power by John H. Vaughn
Love or hate them, cities magnify and underscore the challenges of life

The Lord Came Down to See the City by Margaret Moers Wenig
The towers fell and the city was unified

The Holy City by Paul Moore, Jr.
On September 11 we saw the pillar of smoke and fire become the Cross

Hospitality of the City Extends to the Poor by Yvonne V. Delk
Hope and renewal found in working to change structures of injustice

Is There a Church around Here? by John M. Buchanan
In the city's welfare is the church's welfare

The Urban Architecture of our Hearts by Bill Wylie-Kellermann
Physical and spiritual walls of hostility should be torn down

The City: Community among Strangers by Dale T. Irvin
Cities are synonymous with civilization

A Saint for the City by Marian Ronan
Dorothy Day prophetically challenged both church and society while always serving the poor

Voices of Lamentation in the City by J. Alfred Smith, Sr.
The Twin Towers and Harlem: hearing and acknowledging the cries of our neighbors

A Tale of Two Cities by J. Gerald Janzen
The cities we build and the city God is building

Poetry in the City by Edwina Gateley
Called to the streets of the city to serve the poor

Reflections from a Minister Called to Ground Zero by Alfonso Wyatt
In a time of catastrophe people find ways to serve the community

QUOTATIONS

Hebrew Scriptures
New Testament Scriptures
Quotations

BOOKS

Landmarking: City, Church & Jesuit Urban Strategy by Thomas M. Lucas
Nonviolent Story: Narrative Conflict Resolution in the Gospel of Mark by Robert R. Beck
You Owe Yourself A Drunk: Ethnography of Urban Nomads by James P. Spradley
A Gay Synagogue in New York by Moshe Shokeid
Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee
How Women Saved the City by Daphne Spain

Rebuilding the Walls of the City by Lisa Nichols Hickman
The City by Jana Childers
Preaching in Communion: A View from the Inner City by Mark R. Gornick
Christianity and the City by John W. Wimberly, Jr.
in the City, Rarity is Common by Bonnie Rosborough
Leaders Guide for Adult Education
Lectionary Guide for the City
Seeking the City's Well-Being by Akintunde E. Akinade