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God and karate on the Southside : bridging differences, building American communities /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yi, Joseph E., 1971-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2009]
Subjects:
Community development > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Cultural pluralism > Chicago > Illinois > Case studies.
Martial arts > Social aspects > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Communities > Religious aspects.
Democracy > Religious aspects.
Race relations > Religious aspects.
Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The nature of the problem: diversity and indifference
  • Many-stranded theory of liberal democracy
  • God bridging: Chicago (international) Church of Christ
  • Framing religion: limits of Christian engagement
  • Karate bridging: Fitzpatrick's Tang Soo Do
  • Framing karate: frontiers of engagement
  • Religious participation and race relations: general social survey
  • Renewing democracy in America.