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Faith on the avenue : religion on a city street /

In a revelatory study of Philadelphia's Germantown Avenue, home to a diverse array of more than 90 congregations, Katie Day explores the formative and multifaceted role of religious congregations within an urban environment.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Day, Katie, 1951-
Other Authors: Conboy, Edd
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
City churches.
Faith.
Religious gatherings > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Cities and towns > Religious aspects > Christianity > Case studies.
Cities and towns > Religious aspects > Islam > Case studies.
Cultural pluralism > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Cultural pluralism > Religious aspects.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Religious life and customs.
Foi.
Assemblées religieuses > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Villes > Aspect religieux > Islam > Études de cas.
Diversité culturelle > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Diversité culturelle > Aspect religieux.
faith.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Cities and towns > Religious aspects > Christianity
Cities and towns > Religious aspects > Islam
City churches
Cultural pluralism
Cultural pluralism > Religious aspects
Faith
Religious gatherings
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In a revelatory study of Philadelphia's Germantown Avenue, home to a diverse array of more than 90 congregations, Katie Day explores the formative and multifaceted role of religious congregations within an urban environment.
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199860036
0199860033
0199358427
9780199358427
9781306114097
1306114098