The Secular City: Secularization and Urbanization in Theological Perspective

By Harvey Cox and et al James H. Smylie

Book Overview

This landmark work inspired heated controversy when MacMillan first published it in 1965, purportedly for adding fuel to the God is dead sentiment of the times. Actually, rather than signaling the decline of God's significance, Harvey COx--the Victor Thomas Professor of Religion at Harvard University--views secularization as an emancipation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0020311559
• ISBN13: 9780020311553
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Collier Books
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A scholarly proposal for mordernizing the church.

Dr. Cox hits hard at church convention. He does an excellent job of exposing some flaws in the dogma of the church, and offers ways he thinks the flaws can be repaired. Some of his more controversial suggestions conflict with biblical standards, and pose implementation problems. Overall, the work is informative, innovative and inspiring