Christ + City Quotes

“Ed Glaeser is right when he points out, “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.”
― Jon M. Dennis, Christ + City: Why the Greatest Need of the City Is the Greatest News of All

“The most important city in the world is not New York with its financial clout, or Washington with its political muscle, or Paris for setting the latest standard in food and fashion, or Shanghai or Mumbai or Dubai for racing ahead in economic growth, or Los Angeles or London for shaping pop culture around the globe. It’s none of those. The most important city in the world is simply God’s people. In every locale, they’re a “city within the city.” They”
― Jon M. Dennis, Christ + City: Why the Greatest Need of the City Is the Greatest News of All

“The wearying battles of the civil rights movement have not cured everything.”
― Jon M. Dennis, Christ + City: Why the Greatest Need of the City Is the Greatest News of All

“We continue to live in a society where race matters. JACOB L. VIGDOR”
― Jon M. Dennis, Christ + City: Why the Greatest Need of the City Is the Greatest News of All

“Call it God’s Babylonian plan for shalom. This commitment was true first in a residential sense (“build houses and live in them”; Jer. 29:5). For now, this was home, as fully reflected in the physical realities of housing and shelter. But more than just sufficient housing, cities need residents who make a long-term, radical, communal investment there. Our cities are filled with wandering urbanites, and if we, like them, are just passing through, there’s a tendency to think, “I’ll just get what I can out of this city, use it for what I need and then move on.” We become consumers, not contributors. That’s not what God calls his people to do. They invest!”
― Jon M. Dennis, Christ + City: Why the Greatest Need of the City Is the Greatest News of All

“Like ancient sailors who would often set their sights on a star to help guide their ship, John’s vision of a new city in Revelation 21 tells us where all history is going.”
― Jon M. Dennis, Christ + City: Why the Greatest Need of the City Is the Greatest News of All