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Religion and community in the new urban America /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Numrich, Paul David, 1952- (Author), Wedam, Elfriede (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
City churches.
Religious gatherings.
Cities and towns > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Communities > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Cities and towns > Religious aspects.
Communities > Religious aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Martin D. Stringer
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The new urban era and the religion factor
  • Part I: Theoretical and conceptual framework. Adding religion to Chicago's story ; Community and congregations in the new metropolis
  • Part II: Congregational case studies. Neighborhood parishes and churches in a restructuring city ; Area mosques and diverse corridors ; Area congregations in the city ; Area congregations in a suburban boom town ; Metro congregations : a wider view of the restructuring metropolis
  • Part III: Religion's urban significance : Chicago and beyond. Congregations and change : interpreting religion's significance in the new metropolis
  • Afterword: A case for representativeness
  • Appendix A: Research methods
  • Appendix B: Questionnaire
  • Appendix C: Field notes on worship services
  • Appendix D: Protocol for in-depth study of religious congregations.