Why Cities Matter Quotes

“Sociologist Rodney Stark states: “Early Christianity was primarily an urban movement. The original meaning of the word pagan (paganus) was ‘rural person,’ or more colloquially ‘country hick.’ It came to have religious meaning because after Christianity had triumphed in the cities, most of the rural people remained unconverted.”
― Stephen T. Um, Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church

“We must free ourselves from our tendency to see cities as their buildings, and remember that the real city is made of flesh, not concrete.”
― Stephen T. Um, Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church

“This shalom will not come through Christians establishing parallel subcultural institutions, but through a conviction to bring comprehensive renewal to the city by pursuing its common good.”
― Stephen T. Um, Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church

“Post-Christian societies are cultures where the Christian worldview was once the dominant worldview. Many European cities were once known for having a thriving Christian influence and a population that largely subscribed to the central tenets of Christian orthodoxy. Take”
― Stephen T. Um, Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church