Religion and community in the new urban America /

This study examines the interrelated transformations of cities and urban congregations over the past several decades. How does the new metropolis affect local religious communities? What is the role of local religious communities in creating the new metropolis? Through an in-depth study of fifteen C...

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Main Authors: Numrich, Paul David, 1952- (Author), Wedam, Elfriede (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This study examines the interrelated transformations of cities and urban congregations over the past several decades. How does the new metropolis affect local religious communities? What is the role of local religious communities in creating the new metropolis? Through an in-depth study of fifteen Chicago congregations - Catholic parishes, Protestant churches, Jewish synagogues, Muslim mosques, and a Hindu temple, city and suburban, neighbourhood-based and commuter - this book describes congregational life and measures congregational influences on urban environments.
Physical Description:1 online resource : maps (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199386871
0199386870
9780199386864
0199386862
9780190266660
019026666X