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Renewing the City
Our mission is to renew the city with a culture informed by historical perspective and invigorated by spiritual hope for the common good.
Our vision is a city renewed by a cultural vigor that can sustain it, led by an ennobled generation, which humbly welcomes, stewards, and passes on a theological tradition of civility, eloquence, and wisdom. |
NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL
Historic Renewal Planned for Brainerd
In the 1820s and 30s, people from all across America wanted to know more about Brainerd. Many packed their bags and visited or moved to the new Brainerd village. It attracted foreign investors and was the envy of its oversees observers. One U.S. President was thoroughly impressed when he visited.
Now, a major revitalization effort is underway in the heart of historic Brainerd. The Brainerd Unity Group is organizing the massive project to combine historical perspective and cultural renewal with re-designed streets, sidewalks, and residential and commercial buildings to reinvigorate the community.
To promote the plan, the group has created a detailed plan which outlines the existing layout of the area, followed by architectural renderings of proposed changes to the physical landscape.
Click here to see the plan.  Of particular interest are plans to re-locate and expand the Eastgate Branch of the public library. Adjacent to the library, an interactive historical center is planned for the Brainerd Mission, the oldest part of the neighborhood. As it turns out, it was the cultural renewal brought by the original Mission that garnered international attention. Below is a link to a series of articles on the historical significance of Brainerd Mission for the continuation of Chattanooga's remarkable re-birth.
NEW AT CRR
Renaissance History for 21st Century Renewal
 As the history of the Brainerd Mission is coming to play an important role in the revitalization of the Brainerd area, the Center for Renaissance and Reformation is convinced that it can serve as a wellspring of energy for developing more focused attention to education reform, spiritual formation, and civic engagement. It is energy that a good renaissance city like Chattanooga needs. What was the Brainerd Mission and how can embracing its legacy from the Renaissance and Reformation enhance our ability to carry out promising renewal initiatives in the community? Click here to read more.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
September's Classic Literature Pick Is Rudyard Kipling's Kim
 The Classic Literature Book Club will meet at Pasha Coffee and Tea in September to discuss Kipling's classic, Kim. The book tells the tale of a white youth in India, who becomes friends with an old ascetic priest, the lama. The boy juggles Imperialist life with his spiritual bond to the lama, who searches for redemption from the Wheel of Life. KIM captures the opulence of India's exotic landscape, overlaid by the uneasy presence of the British Raj.
Click here for more information on this and other events on our Community Calendar.
CITY RENEWAL
Ghosts of New York
 New York City is one of America's most well known centers of art and culture, and yet in its endless quest for progress and change it is quickly losing some of its most valuable treasures that date back to one of the most vibrant periods in America's history. Despite the city's quest for progress, one man is on his own quest to preserve as much of their artistic past as possible, and he has been trying to accomplish it for years with mixed success. Click Here To Read More
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