Neighborhood pt. II
Learn about the neighborhoods surrounding the 2011 Congress hotel. We encourage all participants to stay at the hotel as it will be the hub of all Congress activities and of the gathered community.
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About Neighborhood pt. I
"Neighborhood" not only signals the community that builds itself up in a particular place or topos - it also signifies context. Be a part of the Near South Side context of the 2011 Congress on Urban Ministry. -
The Soul of the City
Why does New York have a different personality than Chicago? Who is beating the drum? Do we make the city or does the city make us? In a recent podcast from WNYC's Radiolab the cutting edge of science begins to ponder the wonders of the city. -
Unfortunately, Violence is not just a Chicago Problem
Violence is issue that is becoming increasingly common in cities all across America. A recent letter to the editor in Minneapolis highlights the incongruity between the American and European perspective on handguns. -
Restoring Urban Communities
Dr. Mary Nelson's May SCUPE/Loyola class "Restoring Urban Communities" reveals that looking at a community through asset mapping allows us to think in a different frequency and to see things that we would have otherwise ignored or written off. -
Evangelism and Community Development
Roger Johnson writes about the synergistic possibilities between evangelism and community development. -
Urban Den-City
A recent exchange with one of SCUPE's global partners provided a good reminder that while we need to be rooted in our immediate communities we also need to be connected to global communities.