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“O Sweet Fantasia of the Safe Home”: Homelessness from the Street to the Condo

In this opening talk Brian will sketch out the scope of the crisis of homelessness and dislocation in our present cultural context. Homelessness wears many faces--from the sadness of the panhandler, the fear of the refugee, the blank stare of the upwardly mobile and the indifference of the consumer. And he will suggest that home doesn’t die a natural death. It must be murdered.

This event, along with the book launch & signing at 8 p.m. and the concert at 9 p.m., is open to the public for a suggested donation of $10 per person.

Recommended Resources:

• Bouma-Prediger, Steven and Brian Walsh. Beyond Homelessness: Biblical Faith in a Culture of Dislocation (2008). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
• Gornik, Mark. To Live in Peace: Biblical Faith and the Changing Inner City (2002). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
• Paul, Greg. God in the Alley: Being and Seeing Jesus in a Broken World (2004). Colorado Springs, CO: Random House.

• Event Type: Keynote
• Presenters: Brian Walsh
• Times:
  • Keynote (Fri 15th 19:00pm) - Main tent