by Pieter Bos
volume 2 of a planned Trilogy “The City Redeemed.”


ACCOMPANYING ARTICLES

- Dialogue with Jacques Ellul.
This book makes a considerable effort to compare understanding on cities of well read authors. One of them is Jaques Ellul.
This author is widely “quoted”, suggesting that he is very pessimistic about cities. This article proves otherwise.

- THE CITY AS BEAUTIFUL AS SHE COULD BE.
The awesome beauty of the city;
God's great expectancy of the city, through Him co-operating with Man.

- LOVING THE CITY GOD'S WAY.
A brief presentation on the City:
1. The city is by her God-designed nature inter-national, inter-racial, inter-cultural.
2a. In this beauty of multi-coloredness cities are destined to lead the nations:
2b. Because of this high calling we understand God's concern for the city.
3. God loves cities; they are a precious reward!
4. Cities are Corporate Persons and God desires a covenant relation with them.
THE HARVEST OF CITIES HAS STARTED AT LAST.

- THE CITY, AND WHY CITY PRAYER?.
The responsibility of the Church for "her" City.
- Cities are (Corporative) Persons, to take full account of!
- "Nations/Cities" are the main stake of the spiritual battle.
- The Church is a City for the cities!
- The relation Bride Antwerp - City Antwerp: Salt!

- CORPORATE IDENTITY OF AMSTERDAM
Cities have, of course, a Corporate Identity; the one of Amsterdam is "CITY OF REFUGE".