ABSTRACT
Urban theology is a contextual theology, which emerges from critical engagement with the “fourth world” of twenty-first-century Britain. In the chapters that follow I will explore five current models of British urban theological reflection and introduce the work of key figures who exemplify these differing approaches to contextual theological reflection in the city. I will set my analysis against three key questions:
Does each model express the complex fluidity of twenty-first-century urban life?
Does each model establish a dialogue with “top-down ” or “bottom-up” theory?
Can each model contribute to the forging of a new cross-cultural urban theology of liberation in a new globalized era?
