Where Mortals Dwell – A Christian View of Place for Today

Craig G. Bartholomew (PhD, University of Bristol) is the H. Evan Runner Professor of Philosophy at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario, and the principal of The Paideia Centre for Public Theology. He is the author of Ecclesiastes in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series, an associate editor of Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, and the coauthor, with Michael W. Goheen, of The Drama of Scripture and Living at the Crossroads.

• IntroductionPart I: Place in the Bible1. The Theology of Place in Genesis 1-32. Outside Eden: Building Cities3. The Nations, Abraham, and Journeying to the Land4. Place, Law, and Ritual5. Place in the Historical Books, the Prophets, and the Wisdom Literature6. Place in the Gospels7. Place in Paul8. Place in the General EpistlesPart II: Place in the Western Philosophical and Christian Traditions9. Place in the Western Philosophical Tradition10. Place in the Christian Tradition: Introduction11. Early Church Fathers12. The Middle Ages, The Reformers, and the Protestant Tradition13. The Modern Period14. Contemporary Theologies of PlacePart III: A Christian View of Place for Today15. Contours of a Christian View of Place16. Placemaking and the City17. Placemaking in Garden and Home18. Placemaking and Various Facets of LifeEpilogue: Spirituality and/of Place