From a Christian perspective, this sort of over-emphasis on the local is a kind of idolatry.
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Not that there isn't a place for the local in Christianity, too--but these tendencies are often called "pagan," by fans AND detractors.
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So, if we look at Christianity as urban and cosmopolitan, and paganism (including w/in Christianity) as rural and provincial...
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...then our attention is drawn to what is (for me) one of the most fascinating parts of Christian eschatology. The Heavenly Jerusalem.
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Christianity says that mankind begins in a Garden, and ends in a City. But the FIRST city is founded by Cain. What's up with this?
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Not only is the first city founded by Cain, but cities routinely show up in the Bible as examples of humanity at its worst.
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My take: after the fall, humanity could no longer live as a part of "nature," and took to cities. To redeem man is also to redeem the city!
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But this is risky business. Virtually every effort to "redeem" cities has backfired horribly. Likewise with efforts to "redeem" humanity!
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I think there's an explanation for this though--all these attempts at making a New Man or Healthy City, etc, come from pride.
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I use Communist praxis w/ my own faith in Christ. I believe we can respect the local AND have a path to universal morality.
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Yes, I don't think a universal morality is possible that ignores the local.
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There is a bridge between the village & the city. There must be. If not, why would Love, & not power be at the center of the Gospel?
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